Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 171, 225 and 270
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The instructions to find the GCF of 171, 225 and 270 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 171 | 3 |
| 57 | 3 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 1 |
| 225 | 3 |
| 75 | 3 |
| 25 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 1 |
| 270 | 2 |
| 135 | 3 |
| 45 | 3 |
| 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 171 | = | 32 . 19 |
| Prime factors of 225 | = | 32 . 52 |
| Prime factors of 270 | = | 2 . 33 . 5 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 32
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 = 32 = 9
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