Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 918
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The instructions to find the GCF of 918 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
918 | 2 |
459 | 3 |
153 | 3 |
51 | 3 |
17 | 17 |
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2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 918 | = | 2 . 33 . 17 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 3 , 17
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 33, 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 = 21. 33. 171 = 918
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