Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1186
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1186 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1186 | 2 |
593 | 593 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1186 | = | 2 . 593 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 593
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 5931
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 = 21. 5931 = 1186
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