Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 472
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The instructions to find the GCF of 472 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
472 | 2 |
236 | 2 |
118 | 2 |
59 | 59 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 472 | = | 23 . 59 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 59
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 591
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. 591 = 472
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