Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 198, 252 and 308
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The instructions to find the GCF of 198, 252 and 308 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 198 | 2 |
| 99 | 3 |
| 33 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 1 |
| 252 | 2 |
| 126 | 2 |
| 63 | 3 |
| 21 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 1 |
| 308 | 2 |
| 154 | 2 |
| 77 | 7 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 198 | = | 2 . 32 . 11 |
| Prime factors of 252 | = | 22 . 32 . 7 |
| Prime factors of 308 | = | 22 . 7 . 11 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21
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 = 21 = 2
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