What is the Greatest Common Factor of 216 and 236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 216 and 236 is 4.

GCF(216,236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 216 and 236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 216 and 236.

How to find the GCF of 216 and 236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 216 and 236. After we will calculate the factors of 216 and 236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 216

Prime factors of 216 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 216 in exponential form is:

216 = 2³ × 3³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 236

Prime factors of 236 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 236 in exponential form is:

236 = 2² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 216

List of positive integer factors of 216 that divides 216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 108

Step-4: Factors of 236

List of positive integer factors of 236 that divides 216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 216 and 236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 216 and 236 is 4.

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