Chapter 4, Problem 14CR

To determine

To find the greatest common factor of 32 & 64

Answer to Problem 14CR

8

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Numbers 32 & 64

Formula Used: Factorization

Calculation:

Here, break both the numbers into its factors respectively.

So, 32 may be written as $2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2$

And 64 may be written as $2\times 5\times 2\times 2$

As can see that $2\times 2\times 2$ is common in all the numbers. Hence , the greatest common factor is 8.

Conclusion-

8