Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 852
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The instructions to find the GCF of 852 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
852 | 2 |
426 | 2 |
213 | 3 |
71 | 71 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 852 | = | 22 . 3 . 71 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 71
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 31, 711
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 = 22. 31. 711 = 852
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