Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2974
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2974 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2974 | 2 |
1487 | 1487 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2974 | = | 2 . 1487 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1487
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 14871
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 = 21. 14871 = 2974
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