Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1955
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1955 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1955 | 5 |
391 | 17 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1955 | = | 5 . 17 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 5 , 17 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 51, 171, 231
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 = 51. 171. 231 = 1955
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