Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3159
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3159 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3159 | 3 |
1053 | 3 |
351 | 3 |
117 | 3 |
39 | 3 |
13 | 13 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3159 | = | 35 . 13 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3 , 13
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 35, 131
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 = 35. 131 = 3159
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