Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3286
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3286 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 3286 | 2 |
| 1643 | 31 |
| 53 | 53 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 3286 | = | 2 . 31 . 53 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 31 , 53
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 311, 531
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. 311. 531 = 3286
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