What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64244 and 64256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64244 and 64256 is 4.

GCF(64244,64256) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64244 and 64256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64244 and 64256.

How to find the GCF of 64244 and 64256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64244 and 64256. After we will calculate the factors of 64244 and 64256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64244

Prime factors of 64244 are 2, 16061. Prime factorization of 64244 in exponential form is:

64244 = 2² × 16061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64256

Prime factors of 64256 are 2, 251. Prime factorization of 64256 in exponential form is:

64256 = 2⁸ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 64244

List of positive integer factors of 64244 that divides 64244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16061, 32122

Step-4: Factors of 64256

List of positive integer factors of 64256 that divides 64244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 251, 256, 502, 1004, 2008, 4016, 8032, 16064, 32128

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64244 and 64256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64244 and 64256 is 4.

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