Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2346
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2346 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2346 | 2 |
1173 | 3 |
391 | 17 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2346 | = | 2 . 3 . 17 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 17 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 31, 171, 231
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. 31. 171. 231 = 2346
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