Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1152
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1152 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1152 | 2 |
576 | 2 |
288 | 2 |
144 | 2 |
72 | 2 |
36 | 2 |
18 | 2 |
9 | 3 |
3 | 3 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1152 | = | 27 . 32 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 27, 32
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 = 27. 32 = 1152
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