Question

Question 1 (d)

Find the common factors of:
56 and 120

Answer 1

A factor of a number is an exact divisor of that number.
Factors of 56 = 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56
Factors of 120 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120
Thus, common factors of 56 and 120 = 1, 2, 4, 8