What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1996 and 2016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1996 and 2016 is 4.

GCF(1996,2016) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1996 and 2016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1996 and 2016.

How to find the GCF of 1996 and 2016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1996 and 2016. After we will calculate the factors of 1996 and 2016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1996

Prime factors of 1996 are 2, 499. Prime factorization of 1996 in exponential form is:

1996 = 2² × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2016

Prime factors of 2016 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 2016 in exponential form is:

2016 = 2⁵ × 3² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 1996

List of positive integer factors of 1996 that divides 1996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 499, 998

Step-4: Factors of 2016

List of positive integer factors of 2016 that divides 1996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48, 56, 63, 72, 84, 96, 112, 126, 144, 168, 224, 252, 288, 336, 504, 672, 1008

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1996 and 2016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1996 and 2016 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1996 and 2016