Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1290
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1290 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1290 | 2 |
645 | 3 |
215 | 5 |
43 | 43 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1290 | = | 2 . 3 . 5 . 43 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 5 , 43
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 31, 51, 431
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. 31. 51. 431 = 1290
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