Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 371
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The instructions to find the GCF of 371 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
371 | 7 |
53 | 53 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 371 | = | 7 . 53 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 7 , 53
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 71, 531
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 = 71. 531 = 371
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