What is the greatest common factor for 12 and 32
factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
factors of 32: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
greatest common factor: 4
its 4
The correct answer is 4.
Thanks, hectictar and Asad.....!!!
Here's another method.....
32 - 12 = 20 20 doesn't divide 12 or 32....so subtract the two smaller numbers
20 - 12 = 8 8 doesn't divide 12 or 20 .......subtract the two smaller numbers again
12 - 8 = 4 4 divides 12 and 8 , so.....it's the GCF