Find the GCF of the following problem

In the parade, 36 members of the guard are to march in front of 120 members of the high school marching band. Both groups are to have the same number of students in a row, find the greatest common factor of students that could be in each row.

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Leland Mathews

6 August, 04:21

Find the GCF of the following problem

In the parade, 36 members of the guard are to march in front of 120 members of the high school marching band. Both groups are to have the same number of students in a row, find the greatest common factor of students that could be in each row.

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Gunnar Barajas · Answer 1

Factors of 36:

1 and 36

2 and 18

3 and 12

4 and 8

6 and 6

factors of 120:

1 and 120

2 and 60

3 and 40

4 and 30

5 and 24

6 and 20

8 and 15

10 and 12

Your greatest common factor of both is 12.

Cinder · Answer 2

36 120

1 * 36 1 * 120

2 * 18 2 * 60

3 * 12 3 * 40

4 * 9 4 * 30

6 * 6 5 * 24

6 * 120

8 * 15

10 * 12

GCF = 12

Find the GCF of the following problemIn the parade, 36 members of the guard are to march in front of 120 members of the high school marching band. Both groups are to have the same number of students in a row, find the greatest common factor of students that could be in each row.

Find the GCF of the following problem

In the parade, 36 members of the guard are to march in front of 120 members of the high school marching band. Both groups are to have the same number of students in a row, find the greatest common factor of students that could be in each row.