Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3132
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3132 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 3132 | 2 |
| 1566 | 2 |
| 783 | 3 |
| 261 | 3 |
| 87 | 3 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 3132 | = | 22 . 33 . 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 29
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 33, 291
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 = 22. 33. 291 = 3132
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