What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1968 and 1988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1968 and 1988 is 4.

GCF(1968,1988) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1968 and 1988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1968 and 1988.

How to find the GCF of 1968 and 1988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1968 and 1988. After we will calculate the factors of 1968 and 1988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1968

Prime factors of 1968 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 1968 in exponential form is:

1968 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1988

Prime factors of 1988 are 2, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 1988 in exponential form is:

1988 = 2² × 7¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 1968

List of positive integer factors of 1968 that divides 1968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 41, 48, 82, 123, 164, 246, 328, 492, 656, 984

Step-4: Factors of 1988

List of positive integer factors of 1988 that divides 1968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 71, 142, 284, 497, 994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1968 and 1988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1968 and 1988 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1968 and 1988