Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3497
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3497 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3497 | 13 |
269 | 269 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3497 | = | 13 . 269 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 13 , 269
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 131, 2691
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 = 131. 2691 = 3497
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