What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1360 and 1372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1360 and 1372 is 4.

GCF(1360,1372) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1360 and 1372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1360 and 1372.

How to find the GCF of 1360 and 1372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1360 and 1372. After we will calculate the factors of 1360 and 1372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1360

Prime factors of 1360 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 1360 in exponential form is:

1360 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1372

Prime factors of 1372 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 1372 in exponential form is:

1372 = 2² × 7³

Step-3: Factors of 1360

List of positive integer factors of 1360 that divides 1360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 20, 34, 40, 68, 80, 85, 136, 170, 272, 340, 680

Step-4: Factors of 1372

List of positive integer factors of 1372 that divides 1360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 343, 686

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1360 and 1372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1360 and 1372 is 4.

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