Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3492
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3492 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3492 | 2 |
1746 | 2 |
873 | 3 |
291 | 3 |
97 | 97 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3492 | = | 22 . 32 . 97 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 97
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 32, 971
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 = 22. 32. 971 = 3492
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