Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2042
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2042 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2042 | 2 |
1021 | 1021 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2042 | = | 2 . 1021 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1021
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 10211
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. 10211 = 2042
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