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Melody  Feb 11, 2022
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Sorry Tenacious,

I have only just seen your question.

If your question gets overlooked then I suggest you follow these instructions to highlight this fact.

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/instructions-on-reposting_1

 

I suggest you forget about the fractions.

It is not something of mathematical importance.

Wolfram|Alpha interprets the answer to be 1/4

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+the+highest+common+factor+of+1%2F2+and+1%2F4

Honestly I do not think you should be getting hung up over this.    

I shall ask other mathematicians to comment.

Jan 15, 2015
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Here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfk_L4Nx2ZI

 

Thanks for asking this question. I really enjoyed the video clip.

It starts at the very beginning - explaining what factorial means.

Then if progresses to gamma functions.

so there is something for almost every one.

ALSO

The is a clip from the    Numberphile website   I'll bet their other clips are just as interesting.  

Jan 15, 2015