Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3128
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3128 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3128 | 2 |
1564 | 2 |
782 | 2 |
391 | 17 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3128 | = | 23 . 17 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 17 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 171, 231
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 = 23. 171. 231 = 3128
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