Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 988
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The instructions to find the GCF of 988 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
988 | 2 |
494 | 2 |
247 | 13 |
19 | 19 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 988 | = | 22 . 13 . 19 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 13 , 19
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 131, 191
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. 131. 191 = 988
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