Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3490
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3490 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3490 | 2 |
1745 | 5 |
349 | 349 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3490 | = | 2 . 5 . 349 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 349
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 51, 3491
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. 51. 3491 = 3490
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