What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2016 and 2036?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2016 and 2036 is 4.

GCF(2016,2036) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2016 and 2036, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2016 and 2036.

How to find the GCF of 2016 and 2036?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2016 and 2036. After we will calculate the factors of 2016 and 2036 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2036

Prime factors of 2036 are 2, 509. Prime factorization of 2036 in exponential form is:

2036 = 2² × 509¹

Step-3: Factors of 2016

List of positive integer factors of 2016 that divides 2016 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

Step-4: Factors of 2036

List of positive integer factors of 2036 that divides 2016 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 509, 1018

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2016 and 2036. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2016 and 2036 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2016 and 2036