Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 28900
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The instructions to find the GCF of 28900 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 28900 | 2 |
| 14450 | 2 |
| 7225 | 5 |
| 1445 | 5 |
| 289 | 17 |
| 17 | 17 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 28900 | = | 22 . 52 . 172 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 17
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 52, 172
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. 52. 172 = 28900
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