Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2148
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2148 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2148 | 2 |
1074 | 2 |
537 | 3 |
179 | 179 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2148 | = | 22 . 3 . 179 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 179
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 31, 1791
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 = 22. 31. 1791 = 2148
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