Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2516
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2516 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2516 | 2 |
1258 | 2 |
629 | 17 |
37 | 37 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2516 | = | 22 . 17 . 37 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 17 , 37
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 171, 371
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. 171. 371 = 2516
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