Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1288
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1288 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1288 | 2 |
644 | 2 |
322 | 2 |
161 | 7 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1288 | = | 23 . 7 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 7 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 71, 231
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 = 23. 71. 231 = 1288
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