Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 51144
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The instructions to find the GCF of 51144 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
51144 | 2 |
25572 | 2 |
12786 | 2 |
6393 | 3 |
2131 | 2131 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 51144 | = | 23 . 3 . 2131 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 2131
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 31, 21311
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 = 23. 31. 21311 = 51144
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