Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3242
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3242 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3242 | 2 |
1621 | 1621 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3242 | = | 2 . 1621 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1621
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 16211
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. 16211 = 3242
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