Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2960
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2960 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2960 | 2 |
1480 | 2 |
740 | 2 |
370 | 2 |
185 | 5 |
37 | 37 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2960 | = | 24 . 5 . 37 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 37
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 51, 371
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. 51. 371 = 2960
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