Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 50740
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The instructions to find the GCF of 50740 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
50740 | 2 |
25370 | 2 |
12685 | 5 |
2537 | 43 |
59 | 59 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 50740 | = | 22 . 5 . 43 . 59 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 43 , 59
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 51, 431, 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 = 22. 51. 431. 591 = 50740
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