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![]() How to Find Common FactorsExample 1: Find the common factors of 36 and 28 If you need help on how to find prime factors of a number, please refer to article at the end of this article. Step 1: Find factors of 36. First determine the prime factorization of 36. 36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3. The prime factors of 36 can be used to find all factors of 36. To begin, start with 1. 1 x 36 (next, list the first prime, 2) 2 x 18 (cover up the 2 in the factorization and multiply the remaining factors to find the other factor, 18) 3 x 12 (Is there a 3 in the prime factorization? Yes. Cover up the 3, and multiply the remaining factors to get 12. 4 x 9 (Is there a 4? Of course not, but can you multiply any of the numbers in the factorization together to get 4? Yes, “2 x 2”. Thus, cover up “2 x 2”, and multiply the remaining factors to get 9. Can you get a 5? No. 6 x 6 (Can you combine to prime factors to get 6? Yes. Cover up “2 x 3” and multiply the remaining factors to get 6. Can you get a 9? Yes, but this is a factor already listed or a repeat. Thus, you have found all the factors. So, the factors for 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36. Step 2: Find all the factors of 28 First determine the prime factorization of 28. The prime factorization of 28 = 2 x 2 x 7. The prime factors of 28 can be used to find all factors of 28. To begin, start with 1. 1 x 28 (next, list the first prime, 2) 2 x 14 (cover up the 2 in the factorization and multiply the remaining factors to find the other factor, 14) (Is there a 3 in the prime factorization? No) 4 x 7 (Is there a 4? Of course not, but can you multiply any of the numbers in the factorization together to get 4? Yes, “2 x 2”. Thus, cover up “2 x 2”, and multiply the remaining factors to get 7.) Can you get a 5? No. Is it possible to get a 6? No. Is there a 7? Yes. (Cover up the 7 in the factorization and multiply the remaining factors to find the other factor, 4.) Can you derive 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13? No. (Continue until a factor has been repeated.) Can you get a “14”? Yes, by multiplying 2 and 7, but the factor, 14, is already listed. Thus, you have found all the factors. So, the factors for 28 are 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14. Step 3: Identify the common factors. Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36 Factors of 28: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28 *****The common factors of 36 and 28 are 1, 2, and 4.
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