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Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 126

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The instructions to find the GCF of 126 are the next:

1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors

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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors

Prime factors of 126=2 . 32 . 7

3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent

Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 7

Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 32, 71

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. 32. 71 = 126


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