What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1560 and 1572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1560 and 1572 is 12.

GCF(1560,1572) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1560 and 1572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1560 and 1572.

How to find the GCF of 1560 and 1572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1560 and 1572. After we will calculate the factors of 1560 and 1572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1560

Prime factors of 1560 are 2, 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 1560 in exponential form is:

1560 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1572

Prime factors of 1572 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 1572 in exponential form is:

1572 = 2² × 3¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 1560

List of positive integer factors of 1560 that divides 1560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 20, 24, 26, 30, 39, 40, 52, 60, 65, 78, 104, 120, 130, 156, 195, 260, 312, 390, 520, 780

Step-4: Factors of 1572

List of positive integer factors of 1572 that divides 1560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1560 and 1572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1560 and 1572 is 12.

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