What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10644 and 10656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10644 and 10656 is 12.

GCF(10644,10656) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10644 and 10656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10644 and 10656.

How to find the GCF of 10644 and 10656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10644 and 10656. After we will calculate the factors of 10644 and 10656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10644

Prime factors of 10644 are 2, 3, 887. Prime factorization of 10644 in exponential form is:

10644 = 2² × 3¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10656

Prime factors of 10656 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 10656 in exponential form is:

10656 = 2⁵ × 3² × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 10644

List of positive integer factors of 10644 that divides 10644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 887, 1774, 2661, 3548, 5322

Step-4: Factors of 10656

List of positive integer factors of 10656 that divides 10644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 37, 48, 72, 74, 96, 111, 144, 148, 222, 288, 296, 333, 444, 592, 666, 888, 1184, 1332, 1776, 2664, 3552, 5328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10644 and 10656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10644 and 10656 is 12.

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