Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3158
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3158 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3158 | 2 |
1579 | 1579 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3158 | = | 2 . 1579 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1579
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 15791
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. 15791 = 3158
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