Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3772
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3772 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 3772 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 943 | 23 |
| 41 | 41 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 3772 | = | 22 . 23 . 41 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 23 , 41
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 231, 411
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. 231. 411 = 3772
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