Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3548
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3548 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3548 | 2 |
1774 | 2 |
887 | 887 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3548 | = | 22 . 887 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 887
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 8871
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. 8871 = 3548
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