Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 50842
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The instructions to find the GCF of 50842 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
50842 | 2 |
25421 | 11 |
2311 | 2311 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 50842 | = | 2 . 11 . 2311 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 11 , 2311
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 111, 23111
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 = 21. 111. 23111 = 50842
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