Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1982
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1982 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1982 | 2 |
991 | 991 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1982 | = | 2 . 991 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 991
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 9911
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. 9911 = 1982
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