Question

Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 60 and 282 using factor tree method.

Answer 1

By using factor tree method, we get:
Prime factors of 60:
$2\times 2\times 3\times 5$

Prime factors of 282:
$2\times 3\times 47$

The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 60 and 282 is $2\times 3=6$.