Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 544
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The instructions to find the GCF of 544 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
544 | 2 |
272 | 2 |
136 | 2 |
68 | 2 |
34 | 2 |
17 | 17 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 544 | = | 25 . 17 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 17
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 25, 171
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 = 25. 171 = 544
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