Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3040
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3040 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3040 | 2 |
1520 | 2 |
760 | 2 |
380 | 2 |
190 | 2 |
95 | 5 |
19 | 19 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3040 | = | 25 . 5 . 19 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 19
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 25, 51, 191
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 = 25. 51. 191 = 3040
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