What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2056 and 2072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2056 and 2072 is 8.

GCF(2056,2072) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2056 and 2072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2056 and 2072.

How to find the GCF of 2056 and 2072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2056 and 2072. After we will calculate the factors of 2056 and 2072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2056

Prime factors of 2056 are 2, 257. Prime factorization of 2056 in exponential form is:

2056 = 2³ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2072

Prime factors of 2072 are 2, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 2072 in exponential form is:

2072 = 2³ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 2056

List of positive integer factors of 2056 that divides 2056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 257, 514, 1028

Step-4: Factors of 2072

List of positive integer factors of 2072 that divides 2056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 37, 56, 74, 148, 259, 296, 518, 1036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2056 and 2072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2056 and 2072 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2056 and 2072