Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3440
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3440 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3440 | 2 |
1720 | 2 |
860 | 2 |
430 | 2 |
215 | 5 |
43 | 43 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3440 | = | 24 . 5 . 43 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 43
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 51, 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 = 24. 51. 431 = 3440
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