Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 108, 144 and 164
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The instructions to find the GCF of 108, 144 and 164 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 108 | 2 |
| 54 | 2 |
| 27 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 1 |
| 144 | 2 |
| 72 | 2 |
| 36 | 2 |
| 18 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 1 |
| 164 | 2 |
| 82 | 2 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 108 | = | 22 . 33 |
| Prime factors of 144 | = | 24 . 32 |
| Prime factors of 164 | = | 22 . 41 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22
4. Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF
Remember, to find the GCF of several numbers you must multiply the common prime factors with the lowest exponent.
GCF = 22 = 4
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