Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3586
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3586 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3586 | 2 |
1793 | 11 |
163 | 163 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3586 | = | 2 . 11 . 163 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 11 , 163
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 111, 1631
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. 111. 1631 = 3586
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