Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3142
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3142 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3142 | 2 |
1571 | 1571 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3142 | = | 2 . 1571 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1571
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 15711
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. 15711 = 3142
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