What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1980 and 1992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1980 and 1992 is 12.

GCF(1980,1992) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1980 and 1992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1980 and 1992.

How to find the GCF of 1980 and 1992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1980 and 1992. After we will calculate the factors of 1980 and 1992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1980

Prime factors of 1980 are 2, 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 1980 in exponential form is:

1980 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1992

Prime factors of 1992 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 1992 in exponential form is:

1992 = 2³ × 3¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 1980

List of positive integer factors of 1980 that divides 1980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 30, 33, 36, 44, 45, 55, 60, 66, 90, 99, 110, 132, 165, 180, 198, 220, 330, 396, 495, 660, 990

Step-4: Factors of 1992

List of positive integer factors of 1992 that divides 1980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 83, 166, 249, 332, 498, 664, 996

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1980 and 1992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1980 and 1992 is 12.

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