Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 9972
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The instructions to find the GCF of 9972 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
9972 | 2 |
4986 | 2 |
2493 | 3 |
831 | 3 |
277 | 277 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 9972 | = | 22 . 32 . 277 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 277
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 32, 2771
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. 32. 2771 = 9972
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