Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3185
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3185 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3185 | 5 |
637 | 7 |
91 | 7 |
13 | 13 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3185 | = | 5 . 72 . 13 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 5 , 7 , 13
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 51, 72, 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 = 51. 72. 131 = 3185
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