Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 488
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The instructions to find the GCF of 488 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
488 | 2 |
244 | 2 |
122 | 2 |
61 | 61 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 488 | = | 23 . 61 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 61
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 611
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. 611 = 488
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