What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1336 and 1340?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1336 and 1340 is 4.

GCF(1336,1340) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1336 and 1340, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1336 and 1340.

How to find the GCF of 1336 and 1340?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1336 and 1340. After we will calculate the factors of 1336 and 1340 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1336

Prime factors of 1336 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 1336 in exponential form is:

1336 = 2³ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1340

Prime factors of 1340 are 2, 5, 67. Prime factorization of 1340 in exponential form is:

1340 = 2² × 5¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 1336

List of positive integer factors of 1336 that divides 1336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 167, 334, 668

Step-4: Factors of 1340

List of positive integer factors of 1340 that divides 1336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 67, 134, 268, 335, 670

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1336 and 1340. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1336 and 1340 is 4.

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