What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10056 and 10072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10056 and 10072 is 8.

GCF(10056,10072) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10056 and 10072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10056 and 10072.

How to find the GCF of 10056 and 10072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10056 and 10072. After we will calculate the factors of 10056 and 10072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10056

Prime factors of 10056 are 2, 3, 419. Prime factorization of 10056 in exponential form is:

10056 = 2³ × 3¹ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10072

Prime factors of 10072 are 2, 1259. Prime factorization of 10072 in exponential form is:

10072 = 2³ × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 10056

List of positive integer factors of 10056 that divides 10056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 419, 838, 1257, 1676, 2514, 3352, 5028

Step-4: Factors of 10072

List of positive integer factors of 10072 that divides 10056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1259, 2518, 5036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10056 and 10072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10056 and 10072 is 8.

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