Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 2986
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The instructions to find the GCF of 2986 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
2986 | 2 |
1493 | 1493 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 2986 | = | 2 . 1493 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1493
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 14931
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. 14931 = 2986
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