Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3178
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3178 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3178 | 2 |
1589 | 7 |
227 | 227 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3178 | = | 2 . 7 . 227 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 7 , 227
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 71, 2271
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. 71. 2271 = 3178
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