What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1088 and 1096?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1088 and 1096 is 8.

GCF(1088,1096) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1088 and 1096, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1088 and 1096.

How to find the GCF of 1088 and 1096?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1088 and 1096. After we will calculate the factors of 1088 and 1096 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1088

Prime factors of 1088 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 1088 in exponential form is:

1088 = 2⁶ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1096

Prime factors of 1096 are 2, 137. Prime factorization of 1096 in exponential form is:

1096 = 2³ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 1088

List of positive integer factors of 1088 that divides 1088 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 64, 68, 136, 272, 544

Step-4: Factors of 1096

List of positive integer factors of 1096 that divides 1088 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 137, 274, 548

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1088 and 1096. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1088 and 1096 is 8.

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