Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3518
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3518 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3518 | 2 |
1759 | 1759 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3518 | = | 2 . 1759 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 1759
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 17591
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. 17591 = 3518
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