Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2196
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2196 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 2196 | 2 |
| 1098 | 2 |
| 549 | 3 |
| 183 | 3 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 2196 | = | 22 . 32 . 61 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 61
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 32, 611
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. 32. 611 = 2196
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