Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3042
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3042 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3042 | 2 |
1521 | 3 |
507 | 3 |
169 | 13 |
13 | 13 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3042 | = | 2 . 32 . 132 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 13
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 32, 132
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. 32. 132 = 3042
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