Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3186
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3186 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3186 | 2 |
1593 | 3 |
531 | 3 |
177 | 3 |
59 | 59 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3186 | = | 2 . 33 . 59 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 59
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 33, 591
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. 33. 591 = 3186
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