What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2560 and 2568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2560 and 2568 is 8.

GCF(2560,2568) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2560 and 2568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2560 and 2568.

How to find the GCF of 2560 and 2568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2560 and 2568. After we will calculate the factors of 2560 and 2568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2560

Prime factors of 2560 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 2560 in exponential form is:

2560 = 2⁹ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2568

Prime factors of 2568 are 2, 3, 107. Prime factorization of 2568 in exponential form is:

2568 = 2³ × 3¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 2560

List of positive integer factors of 2560 that divides 2560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 128, 160, 256, 320, 512, 640, 1280

Step-4: Factors of 2568

List of positive integer factors of 2568 that divides 2560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 107, 214, 321, 428, 642, 856, 1284

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2560 and 2568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2560 and 2568 is 8.

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