Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3743
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3743 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3743 | 19 |
197 | 197 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3743 | = | 19 . 197 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 19 , 197
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 191, 1971
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. 1971 = 3743
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