Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2596
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2596 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2596 | 2 |
1298 | 2 |
649 | 11 |
59 | 59 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2596 | = | 22 . 11 . 59 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 11 , 59
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 111, 591
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. 111. 591 = 2596
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