Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1572
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1572 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 1572 | 2 |
| 786 | 2 |
| 393 | 3 |
| 131 | 131 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 1572 | = | 22 . 3 . 131 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 131
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 31, 1311
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. 31. 1311 = 1572
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