Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1732
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1732 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1732 | 2 |
866 | 2 |
433 | 433 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1732 | = | 22 . 433 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 433
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 4331
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. 4331 = 1732
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