Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 50880
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The instructions to find the GCF of 50880 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
50880 | 2 |
25440 | 2 |
12720 | 2 |
6360 | 2 |
3180 | 2 |
1590 | 2 |
795 | 3 |
265 | 5 |
53 | 53 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 50880 | = | 26 . 3 . 5 . 53 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 5 , 53
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 26, 31, 51, 531
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 = 26. 31. 51. 531 = 50880
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