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\"numbersThe factors of a number are all the numbers that can divide the number without leaving a remainder. These include the number itself and the number 1.<\/p>\n

The lowest factor of a number is the number 1, and the highest factor of a number is the number itself.<\/p>\n

So what are common factors of a number?<\/p>\n

What if you are asked to find the common factors of the numbers 6 and 12?<\/p>\n

First, list all the factors of each number:<\/p>\n

Factors of 6: 1, 2, 3 and 6.<\/p>\n

Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.<\/p>\n

The common factors of a given set of numbers are the factors which both share.<\/p>\n

For example, if we look at the factors of 6 and 12 above, we will see that both 6 and 12 share the factors: 1,2, 3 and 6.<\/p>\n

Therefore the common factors of the numbers 3 and 6 are 1,2,3 and 6.<\/p>\n

What do you think is the lowest common factor of the numbers 6 and 12?<\/p>\n

What is the highest common factor of the two given numbers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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