What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32 and 560?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32 and 560 is 16.

GCF(32,560) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32 and 560, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32 and 560.

How to find the GCF of 32 and 560?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32 and 560. After we will calculate the factors of 32 and 560 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32

Prime factors of 32 are 2. Prime factorization of 32 in exponential form is:

32 = 2⁵

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 560

Prime factors of 560 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 560 in exponential form is:

560 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 32

List of positive integer factors of 32 that divides 32 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Step-4: Factors of 560

List of positive integer factors of 560 that divides 32 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, 80, 112, 140, 280

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32 and 560. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32 and 560 is 16.

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