What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1056 and 1072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1056 and 1072 is 16.

GCF(1056,1072) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1056 and 1072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1056 and 1072.

How to find the GCF of 1056 and 1072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1056 and 1072. After we will calculate the factors of 1056 and 1072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1056

Prime factors of 1056 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 1056 in exponential form is:

1056 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1072

Prime factors of 1072 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 1072 in exponential form is:

1072 = 2⁴ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 1056

List of positive integer factors of 1056 that divides 1056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 32, 33, 44, 48, 66, 88, 96, 132, 176, 264, 352, 528

Step-4: Factors of 1072

List of positive integer factors of 1072 that divides 1056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 67, 134, 268, 536

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1056 and 1072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1056 and 1072 is 16.

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