What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2816 and 2832?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2816 and 2832 is 16.

GCF(2816,2832) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2816 and 2832, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2816 and 2832.

How to find the GCF of 2816 and 2832?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2816 and 2832. After we will calculate the factors of 2816 and 2832 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2816

Prime factors of 2816 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 2816 in exponential form is:

2816 = 2⁸ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2832

Prime factors of 2832 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 2832 in exponential form is:

2832 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 2816

List of positive integer factors of 2816 that divides 2816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 64, 88, 128, 176, 256, 352, 704, 1408

Step-4: Factors of 2832

List of positive integer factors of 2832 that divides 2816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354, 472, 708, 944, 1416

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2816 and 2832. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2816 and 2832 is 16.

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