Answer :
44|2
22|2
11|11
1
40|2
20|2
10|2
5|5
1
[tex]GCF(40,44)=2^2=4[/tex]
[tex]44+40=4\cdot11+4\cdot10=4(11+10)[/tex]
22|2
11|11
1
40|2
20|2
10|2
5|5
1
[tex]GCF(40,44)=2^2=4[/tex]
[tex]44+40=4\cdot11+4\cdot10=4(11+10)[/tex]
The answer is 4
|________ you put 44+40 in the box
|_______ then you see what goes into both and it is 4 so then divide 44 and 40 by 4
then put 11+10 in the box and nothing goes into 11 and 10 so 4 is the only thing that goes into 44 +40