Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 1196
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The instructions to find the GCF of 1196 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
1196 | 2 |
598 | 2 |
299 | 13 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 1196 | = | 22 . 13 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 13 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 131, 231
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. 231 = 1196
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