Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3427
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3427 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3427 | 23 |
149 | 149 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3427 | = | 23 . 149 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 23 , 149
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 231, 1491
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 = 231. 1491 = 3427
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