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Why do we need this
method?
Because, with bigger
numbers, there are usually way too many factors to list out!
Even though this method uses harder math, it's really more
efficient.
Check it out:
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Do you want to find all of
the factors of these guys? I sure don't!
Here are the prime
factorizations:
To keep things clear, I
like to line up the factors:

Take the lowest exponent
of each (the least amount to occur in each):


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