Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 51231
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The instructions to find the GCF of 51231 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
51231 | 3 |
17077 | 17077 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 51231 | = | 3 . 17077 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3 , 17077
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 31, 170771
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 = 31. 170771 = 51231
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