Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1742
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1742 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1742 | 2 |
871 | 13 |
67 | 67 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1742 | = | 2 . 13 . 67 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 13 , 67
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 131, 671
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. 131. 671 = 1742
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