The middle school band has 56 members. The high school band has 96 members. the bands are going to march one after the other in a parade. the director wants to arrange the bands into the same number of columns. What is the greatest number of columns in which the two bands can be arranged if each column has the same number of marchers? how many band members will be in each column? Please help answer these 2 questions Thanks
56 = 2*2*2*7
96 = 2*2*2*12
7 rows of 8 and 12 rows of 8