Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2968
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2968 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2968 | 2 |
1484 | 2 |
742 | 2 |
371 | 7 |
53 | 53 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2968 | = | 23 . 7 . 53 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 7 , 53
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 71, 531
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 = 23. 71. 531 = 2968
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