Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3636
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3636 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3636 | 2 |
1818 | 2 |
909 | 3 |
303 | 3 |
101 | 101 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3636 | = | 22 . 32 . 101 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 101
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 32, 1011
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. 32. 1011 = 3636
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