Twelve might have worked out as a better base than ten. Ten can be divided evenly by 2 and 5. Twelve can be divided by 2, 3, 4 and 6.
12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120. 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 202, 214, 226, 238, 250, 262, 274, 286, 298 ...
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Because it has a number of smaller factors so that you can easily find a half, quarter, third and, possibly less usefully, a sixth.
1,2,3,4,6,12
The greatest common factor of 12 and 20 is 4
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
The greatest factor of any number is the number itself. The greatest common factor of 8, 12 and 20 is 4.
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is: 12
because 1 x (every number) = (every number) and that makes 1 a factor of (every number)
12 is the only two digit number which is a factor of 12.
An odd number can't have 12 as a factor. 528 does have 12 as a factor.
Either or both. 12 is a factor of 24. 12 is a multiple of 6. 12 is both a factor and a multiple of itself.
12 is a composite number, not a prime factor.
12 is.
No, a factor has to be smaller than the number it is a factor of.
none the number is a factor
The greatest factor of any number is the number itself. The greatest common factor of those numbers is 12.
The greatest common factor of 12 and 20 is 4
A factor that is a whole number. The whole number factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.
Any multiple of 12.
4