Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2900
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2900 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2900 | 2 |
1450 | 2 |
725 | 5 |
145 | 5 |
29 | 29 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2900 | = | 22 . 52 . 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 29
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 52, 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 = 22. 52. 291 = 2900
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