Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 12100
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The instructions to find the GCF of 12100 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
12100 | 2 |
6050 | 2 |
3025 | 5 |
605 | 5 |
121 | 11 |
11 | 11 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 12100 | = | 22 . 52 . 112 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 11
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 52, 112
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. 52. 112 = 12100
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