Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 340
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The instructions to find the GCF of 340 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
340 | 2 |
170 | 2 |
85 | 5 |
17 | 17 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 340 | = | 22 . 5 . 17 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5 , 17
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 22, 51, 171
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. 51. 171 = 340
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