Respuesta :

So the greatest common factor of 24 and 36 would be 12.

So you could say,

12(2 + 3)
Break down each of the numbers 

24=2*2*2*3 
36=2*2*3*3 

As seen, 12(2x2x3) is the greatest common factor amongst the numbers. 

12(2+3)=(24+36) 

Hope I helped :)