Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 157
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The instructions to find the GCF of 157 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
157 | 157 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 157 | = | 157 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 157
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 1571
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 = 1571 = 157
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