Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 512
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The instructions to find the GCF of 512 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 512 | 2 |
| 256 | 2 |
| 128 | 2 |
| 64 | 2 |
| 32 | 2 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 512 | = | 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 29
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 = 29 = 512
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