Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1056
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1056 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1056 | 2 |
528 | 2 |
264 | 2 |
132 | 2 |
66 | 2 |
33 | 3 |
11 | 11 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1056 | = | 25 . 3 . 11 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 11
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 25, 31, 111
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 = 25. 31. 111 = 1056
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