Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3442
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3442 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3442 | 2 |
1721 | 1721 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3442 | = | 2 . 1721 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1721
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 17211
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. 17211 = 3442
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