Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3726
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3726 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3726 | 2 |
1863 | 3 |
621 | 3 |
207 | 3 |
69 | 3 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3726 | = | 2 . 34 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 34, 231
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. 34. 231 = 3726
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