Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1168
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1168 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1168 | 2 |
584 | 2 |
292 | 2 |
146 | 2 |
73 | 73 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1168 | = | 24 . 73 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 73
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 731
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 = 24. 731 = 1168
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