Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 736
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The instructions to find the GCF of 736 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 736 | 2 |
| 368 | 2 |
| 184 | 2 |
| 92 | 2 |
| 46 | 2 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 736 | = | 25 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 25, 231
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. 231 = 736
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