Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 361 and 779
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The instructions to find the GCF of 361 and 779 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
361 | 19 |
19 | 19 |
1 |
779 | 19 |
41 | 41 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 361 | = | 192 |
Prime factors of 779 | = | 19 . 41 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 19
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 191
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 = 191 = 19
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