Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3248
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3248 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 3248 | 2 |
| 1624 | 2 |
| 812 | 2 |
| 406 | 2 |
| 203 | 7 |
| 29 | 29 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 3248 | = | 24 . 7 . 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 7 , 29
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 71, 291
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 = 24. 71. 291 = 3248
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