Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3596
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3596 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3596 | 2 |
1798 | 2 |
899 | 29 |
31 | 31 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3596 | = | 22 . 29 . 31 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 29 , 31
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 291, 311
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. 291. 311 = 3596
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