Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3792
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3792 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3792 | 2 |
1896 | 2 |
948 | 2 |
474 | 2 |
237 | 3 |
79 | 79 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3792 | = | 24 . 3 . 79 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 79
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 24, 31, 791
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 = 24. 31. 791 = 3792
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