What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1472 and 1488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1472 and 1488 is 16.

GCF(1472,1488) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1472 and 1488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1472 and 1488.

How to find the GCF of 1472 and 1488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1472 and 1488. After we will calculate the factors of 1472 and 1488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1472

Prime factors of 1472 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 1472 in exponential form is:

1472 = 2⁶ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1488

Prime factors of 1488 are 2, 3, 31. Prime factorization of 1488 in exponential form is:

1488 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 1472

List of positive integer factors of 1472 that divides 1472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 64, 92, 184, 368, 736

Step-4: Factors of 1488

List of positive integer factors of 1488 that divides 1472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 31, 48, 62, 93, 124, 186, 248, 372, 496, 744

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1472 and 1488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1472 and 1488 is 16.

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