Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2985
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2985 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2985 | 3 |
995 | 5 |
199 | 199 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2985 | = | 3 . 5 . 199 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3 , 5 , 199
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 31, 51, 1991
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 = 31. 51. 1991 = 2985
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