Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 51272
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The instructions to find the GCF of 51272 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
51272 | 2 |
25636 | 2 |
12818 | 2 |
6409 | 13 |
493 | 17 |
29 | 29 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 51272 | = | 23 . 13 . 17 . 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 13 , 17 , 29
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 131, 171, 291
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. 131. 171. 291 = 51272
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