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use the method of dividing by prime factors to find the greatest common factor of the following numbers 574 and 532

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The greatest common factor is the greatest number that divides both numbers.

The given numbers are 574 and 532.

First, let's decompose each number into their prime factors.

574 | 2

287 | 7

41 | 41

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574 = 2*7*41

532 | 2

266 | 2

133 | 7

19 | 19

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532 = 2*2*7*19

As you can observe, the common factors are 2 and 7, so the greatest common factor is 14 since that's the product between 2 and 7.

Therefore, the greatest common factor between 574 and 532 is 14.

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