Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 344
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The instructions to find the GCF of 344 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
344 | 2 |
172 | 2 |
86 | 2 |
43 | 43 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 344 | = | 23 . 43 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 43
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 431
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 = 23. 431 = 344
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