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Find the highest commen factor of 30 and 18

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Answer: the common factor is 6

Explanation:

the factor of 30=1x2x3x5

the factor of 18=1x2x3x3

the numbers that are common for both numbers are1, 2 and 3

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Answer:

6

Explanation:

Use prime factorization;

30 = 2 * 3* 5

18 = 2 * 3 * 3

Both of these numbers have ( 2 * 3 ) in common, ( 2 * 3 = 6 ), hence their highest common factor (greatest common factor) is 6.

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