What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20868 and 20880?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20868 and 20880 is 12.

GCF(20868,20880) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20868 and 20880, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20868 and 20880.

How to find the GCF of 20868 and 20880?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20868 and 20880. After we will calculate the factors of 20868 and 20880 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20868

Prime factors of 20868 are 2, 3, 37, 47. Prime factorization of 20868 in exponential form is:

20868 = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20880

Prime factors of 20880 are 2, 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 20880 in exponential form is:

20880 = 2⁴ × 3² × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 20868

List of positive integer factors of 20868 that divides 20868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 37, 47, 74, 94, 111, 141, 148, 188, 222, 282, 444, 564, 1739, 3478, 5217, 6956, 10434

Step-4: Factors of 20880

List of positive integer factors of 20880 that divides 20868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 29, 30, 36, 40, 45, 48, 58, 60, 72, 80, 87, 90, 116, 120, 144, 145, 174, 180, 232, 240, 261, 290, 348, 360, 435, 464, 522, 580, 696, 720, 870, 1044, 1160, 1305, 1392, 1740, 2088, 2320, 2610, 3480, 4176, 5220, 6960, 10440

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20868 and 20880. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20868 and 20880 is 12.

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