Question

Find the hcf of 56,64 AND 24

Answer 1

Answer:

24 = 23 • 3

64 = 26

56 = 23 • 7

Build a prime factors table

Number of times each prime factor

appears in the factorization of :

Prime

Factor Number

24 Number

64 Number

56 G.C.F

(min)

2 3 6 3 3

3 1 0 0 0

7 0 0 1 0

GCF = 23

Greatest Common Factor is :

8