Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 261
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The instructions to find the GCF of 261 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
261 | 3 |
87 | 3 |
29 | 29 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 261 | = | 32 . 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3 , 29
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 32, 291
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 = 32. 291 = 261
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