How do you write #30 + 54# as the sum of two numbers times their GCF?
2 Answers
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
Find the prime factors for each number as:
Now identify the common factors and determine the GCF:
Therefore:
Now, we can factor
Or, completely written out:
Explanation:
First, we find their Greatest Common Factor:
The sum of the two numbers is
Divide by the GCF to get a multiplicative factor easily: