Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 205
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The instructions to find the GCF of 205 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
205 | 5 |
41 | 41 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 205 | = | 5 . 41 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 5 , 41
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 51, 411
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 = 51. 411 = 205
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