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3-130.
Find the greatest common factor and the least common multiple of each of the following sets of numbers.
and
is a prime number, so its only factor other than itself is . Their greatest common factor is
. Can you find their least common multiple?
, and
To find the least common multiple, try finding multiples of
and checking
whether they are also multiples ofand . The least common multiple is
. Try finding the greatest common factor.
and
is a factor of both of these numbers.