Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 50972
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The instructions to find the GCF of 50972 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
50972 | 2 |
25486 | 2 |
12743 | 12743 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 50972 | = | 22 . 12743 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 12743
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 127431
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. 127431 = 50972
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