Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 621
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The instructions to find the GCF of 621 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
621 | 3 |
207 | 3 |
69 | 3 |
23 | 23 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 621 | = | 33 . 23 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 3 , 23
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 33, 231
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 = 33. 231 = 621
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