What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1068 and 1072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1068 and 1072 is 4.

GCF(1068,1072) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1068 and 1072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1068 and 1072.

How to find the GCF of 1068 and 1072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1068 and 1072. After we will calculate the factors of 1068 and 1072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1068

Prime factors of 1068 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 1068 in exponential form is:

1068 = 2² × 3¹ × 89¹

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 1068

List of positive integer factors of 1068 that divides 1068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 89, 178, 267, 356, 534

Step-4: Factors of 1072

List of positive integer factors of 1072 that divides 1068 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 1068 and 1072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1068 and 1072 is 4.

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