Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 229
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The instructions to find the GCF of 229 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
229 | 229 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 229 | = | 229 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 229
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 2291
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 = 2291 = 229
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