Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3504
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3504 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3504 | 2 |
1752 | 2 |
876 | 2 |
438 | 2 |
219 | 3 |
73 | 73 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3504 | = | 24 . 3 . 73 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 73
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 31, 731
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. 31. 731 = 3504
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