Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3600
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3600 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3600 | 2 |
1800 | 2 |
900 | 2 |
450 | 2 |
225 | 3 |
75 | 3 |
25 | 5 |
5 | 5 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3600 | = | 24 . 32 . 52 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 5
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 32, 52
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. 32. 52 = 3600
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