Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 51172
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The instructions to find the GCF of 51172 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
51172 | 2 |
25586 | 2 |
12793 | 11 |
1163 | 1163 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 51172 | = | 22 . 11 . 1163 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 11 , 1163
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 111, 11631
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. 111. 11631 = 51172
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