Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3572
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3572 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3572 | 2 |
1786 | 2 |
893 | 19 |
47 | 47 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3572 | = | 22 . 19 . 47 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 19 , 47
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 191, 471
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. 191. 471 = 3572
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