Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2544
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2544 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 2544 | 2 |
| 1272 | 2 |
| 636 | 2 |
| 318 | 2 |
| 159 | 3 |
| 53 | 53 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 2544 | = | 24 . 3 . 53 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 53
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 31, 531
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 = 24. 31. 531 = 2544
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