Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 50172
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The instructions to find the GCF of 50172 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
50172 | 2 |
25086 | 2 |
12543 | 3 |
4181 | 37 |
113 | 113 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 50172 | = | 22 . 3 . 37 . 113 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 37 , 113
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 31, 371, 1131
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 = 22. 31. 371. 1131 = 50172
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