Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1164 and 2808
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1164 and 2808 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 1164 | 2 |
| 582 | 2 |
| 291 | 3 |
| 97 | 97 |
| 1 |
| 2808 | 2 |
| 1404 | 2 |
| 702 | 2 |
| 351 | 3 |
| 117 | 3 |
| 39 | 3 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 1164 | = | 22 . 3 . 97 |
| Prime factors of 2808 | = | 23 . 33 . 13 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 31
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. 31 = 12
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