Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 84, 147 and 210
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The instructions to find the GCF of 84, 147 and 210 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
84 | 2 |
42 | 2 |
21 | 3 |
7 | 7 |
1 |
147 | 3 |
49 | 7 |
7 | 7 |
1 |
210 | 2 |
105 | 3 |
35 | 5 |
7 | 7 |
1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 84 | = | 22 . 3 . 7 |
Prime factors of 147 | = | 3 . 72 |
Prime factors of 210 | = | 2 . 3 . 5 . 7 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3 , 7
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 31, 71
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. 71 = 21
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