Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 178
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The instructions to find the GCF of 178 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
178 | 2 |
89 | 89 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 178 | = | 2 . 89 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 89
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 891
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. 891 = 178
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