Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 275, 285 and 350
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The instructions to find the GCF of 275, 285 and 350 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 275 | 5 |
| 55 | 5 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 1 |
| 285 | 3 |
| 95 | 5 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 1 |
| 350 | 2 |
| 175 | 5 |
| 35 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 275 | = | 52 . 11 |
| Prime factors of 285 | = | 3 . 5 . 19 |
| Prime factors of 350 | = | 2 . 52 . 7 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 5
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 51
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 = 51 = 5
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