Greatest Common Factor Values

The best not unusualplace aspect (GCF) of herbal numbers n and m is the best herbal number k that could be a aspect of both n and m. We characterize this as GCF(n, m) = k.

Example:

Relating this definition to the hassle we solved at the preceding page, we see that the 2 numbers n and m are the numbers 20 and sixteen. We might also additionally write the answer symbolically as GCF(20, sixteen) = four. This says "the best not unusualplace aspect of 20 and sixteen is four."