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Highest Common Factor of Two Polynomials 2009-07-28
From Nazrul:
If x+a be the h.c.f. of x^2+px+q and x^2+mx+n, how can I prove that (p-m)a=q-n.
Answered by Robert J. Dawson & Janice Cotcher.
Greatest common factor 2007-01-26
From Alexis:
What is the greatest common factor of 52,and 100?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The greatest common factor 2006-10-17
From Myrna:
What is the greatest common factor of 49,164 and 80,860
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The greatest common factor of two numbers 2006-07-16
From Fadwa:
What is the greatest common factor(GCF) of the following algebraic expressions? 1680 and 6048
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
GCD 2006-03-20
From Jana:
How can i prove: if gcd(a,b)=1 then gcd(a+b,ab)=1
Answered by Penny Nom.
Highest common factor 2006-02-06
From Sajid:

1.A rectangular field has dimensions 156 m and 84 m. It is to be fenced with wire netting supported by stakes, equally spaced, a stake being placed at each corner of the field. What is the greatest possible distance between any two stakes, given that it should be more than 2 m and less than 8 m?

2. What is the length of the side of the largest square tile which can be used to cover a floor 525 cm long by 275 cm wide without leaving a gap?

3. Find the greatest number which will divide 140 and 249 to leave remainders 8 and 18 respectively?

4. Find the greatest number which will divide 304 and 298 so as to leave remainder 4 in each case.


Answered by Penny Nom.
GCF, LCM, primes and the ladder method 2006-01-07
From Linda:
How would I teach both finding the GCF and LCM with prime factors...I recall the ladder method vaguely.???
Answered by Penny Nom.
GCD and LCM 2004-10-31
From Cartalina:
how do you calculate the "positive difference between the GCF and LCM of two numbers"?
Answered by Penny Nom.
GCD (a + b , a^2 - ab + b^2) 2004-08-27
From Carol:
Let a and b integer and relatively prime. Proof that:
GCD (a + b , a^2 - ab + b^2) = 1 or 3

Answered by Penny Nom.
Greatest Common Factor 2003-11-08
From Beth:
How do you use the Greatest Common Factor in addtion and subtraction of fraction?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Some 5th grade problems 2003-01-24
From Sabrina:

[What is the greatest common factor of 20,28, and 36?] next problem is

[5k+7(k+8)= ] next problem

[Curtis simplified 0.8 divided by 0.2 x 0.04 and got 10. Latoya Simplified and got 1.6. is either correct? Can you explaine how you got the answer please.]


Answered by Penny Nom.
Reduce 79,537/3,623,420 2001-12-13
From Eliana:
How do you reduce 79,537/3,623,420.
Answered by Claude Tardif.
GCD and LCM 2001-09-24
From David:
Find the GCD adn LCM of the following numbers. Assume p 2 to the power p, 3 to power q, 5 to power r

and

2 to power q, 3 to power r, 7 to power p


Answered by Penny Nom.
Greatest Common Factor 2001-05-09
From Nicole:
What is the Greatest Common Facter for:

126,261
1008,1080
546,1995
128,256
and
255,256

Answered by Penny Nom.
Greatest common factor 2001-01-17
From A teacher:
I'm a teacher at a local Middle School and I would like the answers for the following questions.

What is the greatest common factor for..

546 and 780

156 and 732

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Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom.
A pair of numbers whose GCF is 28 2000-12-27
From John:
Name 2 different pairs of numbers whose GCF is 28.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Factoring, primes, GCF and LCM 2000-02-27
From Ruth Kroek:
My son is in grade seven, he has to do a Factoring Booklet the areas covered are:
  • Prime #'s
  • Composite #'s
  • Rainbow Factoring
  • Finding Multiples (consecutive multiples)
  • Finding GCF of 2-3 numbers uning Rainbow factoring
  • Finding LCM of 2 numbers using consecutive multiples
  • prime factor trees
  • prime factor ladders
  • finding GCF of 2 numbers using Prime number Method
Although his text 'Math Power' gives some information, we are at a loss ..

Answered by Penny Nom.
Greatest Common Factor. 1998-01-09
From Percy Stribling:
how do you figure out what the greater common factor is?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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