Greatest Common Divisor
These lessons, with videos, examples and step-by-step solutions, explain how to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) or greatest common factor (GCF) using the definition, factor tree, repeated division, ladder method, Euclidean Algorithm.
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Greatest Common Divisors (GCDs)
Learn the definition of the “greatest common divisor” and solve three examples.
Examples:
- Find gcd(12, 15)
- Find gcd(9, 10)
- Find gcd(9, 12, 21)
How to find the Greatest Common Divisor, using the factor tree method?
Examples:
- Find the GCD of 72 and 8.
- Find the GCD of 76 and 52.
Use “repeated division”, “double division” or the “ladder method” to find the GCF or GCD of two numbers
Example:
Find the GCD of 24 and 60
How to Find the Greatest Common Divisor by Using the Euclidean Algorithm?
Examples:
Find GCD(10, 45)
Find GCD(1701, 3768)
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