Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3718
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3718 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3718 | 2 |
1859 | 11 |
169 | 13 |
13 | 13 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3718 | = | 2 . 11 . 132 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 11 , 13
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 111, 132
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 = 21. 111. 132 = 3718
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