Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 12, 244 and 356
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The instructions to find the GCF of 12, 244 and 356 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 1 |
| 244 | 2 |
| 122 | 2 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 1 |
| 356 | 2 |
| 178 | 2 |
| 89 | 89 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 12 | = | 22 . 3 |
| Prime factors of 244 | = | 22 . 61 |
| Prime factors of 356 | = | 22 . 89 |
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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