Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 3864
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The instructions to find the GCF of 3864 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
3864 | 2 |
1932 | 2 |
966 | 2 |
483 | 3 |
161 | 7 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 3864 | = | 23 . 3 . 7 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 7 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 31, 71, 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 = 23. 31. 71. 231 = 3864
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