Answer:
24 + 40 = 8*(3 + 5)
Step-by-step explanation:
The factors of:
24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14
40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
the prime factors:
24: 2 * 2 * 2 * 3
40: 2 * 2 * 2 * 5
The most shared factors are (2*2*2=8)
Factoring out 8 we have:
24 + 40 = 8*(3 + 5)
