Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3402
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3402 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3402 | 2 |
1701 | 3 |
567 | 3 |
189 | 3 |
63 | 3 |
21 | 3 |
7 | 7 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3402 | = | 2 . 35 . 7 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 7
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 35, 71
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. 35. 71 = 3402
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