Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 51242
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The instructions to find the GCF of 51242 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
51242 | 2 |
25621 | 25621 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 51242 | = | 2 . 25621 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 25621
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 256211
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 = 21. 256211 = 51242
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