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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1564 and 1568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1564 and 1568 is 4.

GCF(1564,1568) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1564 and 1568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1564 and 1568.

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How to find the GCF of 1564 and 1568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1564 and 1568. After we will calculate the factors of 1564 and 1568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1564

Prime factors of 1564 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 1564 in exponential form is:

1564 = 22 × 171 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1568

Prime factors of 1568 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 1568 in exponential form is:

1568 = 25 × 72

Step-3: Factors of 1564

List of positive integer factors of 1564 that divides 1564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 23, 34, 46, 68, 92, 391, 782

Step-4: Factors of 1568

List of positive integer factors of 1568 that divides 1564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 49, 56, 98, 112, 196, 224, 392, 784

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1564 and 1568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1564 and 1568 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1564 and 1568