Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 952
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The instructions to find the GCF of 952 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
952 | 2 |
476 | 2 |
238 | 2 |
119 | 7 |
17 | 17 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 952 | = | 23 . 7 . 17 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 7 , 17
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 23, 71, 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 = 23. 71. 171 = 952
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