Greatest common factor (GCF)

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20, 12

    20 = 2² • 5 
    12 = 2² • 3

Number of times each prime factor
appears in the factorization of :
Prime Factor	Number 20	Number 12	G.C.F (min)
2	2	2	2
3	0	1	0
5	1	0	0

 GCF = 2²