Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 386
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The instructions to find the GCF of 386 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
386 | 2 |
193 | 193 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 386 | = | 2 . 193 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 193
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 1931
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. 1931 = 386
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