The GCF is used to simplify fractions. The LCF is practically useless, since it is always 1.
The greatest common factor may be used to simplify fractions. The least common factor is a totally useless concept because it is always 1.
I'm not sure what you mean by lowest common factor, typically math teacher will ask for least common multiple or greatest common factor on your homework.While the lowest common factor is 1, 1 is also the greatest common factor. The least common multiple is 640.
In math, there is a least common multiple and a greatest common factor. These terms are used with two or more numbers. "Least" refers to lowest and "greatest" refers to largest. A "least great factor" would mean something like the smallest large factor.
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In math, GCF stands for greatest common factor.
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The greatest common factor, or GCF, is the largest integer that divides evenly into two or more given numbers with no remainder.
The greatest common factor, or GCF, is the largest integer that divides evenly into two or more given numbers with no remainder.
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