Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3544
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3544 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3544 | 2 |
1772 | 2 |
886 | 2 |
443 | 443 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3544 | = | 23 . 443 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 443
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 4431
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 = 23. 4431 = 3544
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