Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3568
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3568 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3568 | 2 |
1784 | 2 |
892 | 2 |
446 | 2 |
223 | 223 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3568 | = | 24 . 223 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 223
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 2231
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. 2231 = 3568
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