Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2332 and 3556
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2332 and 3556 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2332 | 2 |
1166 | 2 |
583 | 11 |
53 | 53 |
1 |
3556 | 2 |
1778 | 2 |
889 | 7 |
127 | 127 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2332 | = | 22 . 11 . 53 |
Prime factors of 3556 | = | 22 . 7 . 127 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22
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 = 4
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