What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65256 and 65264?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65256 and 65264 is 8.

GCF(65256,65264) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65256 and 65264, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65256 and 65264.

How to find the GCF of 65256 and 65264?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65256 and 65264. After we will calculate the factors of 65256 and 65264 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65256

Prime factors of 65256 are 2, 3, 2719. Prime factorization of 65256 in exponential form is:

65256 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65264

Prime factors of 65264 are 2, 4079. Prime factorization of 65264 in exponential form is:

65264 = 2⁴ × 4079¹

Step-3: Factors of 65256

List of positive integer factors of 65256 that divides 65256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2719, 5438, 8157, 10876, 16314, 21752, 32628

Step-4: Factors of 65264

List of positive integer factors of 65264 that divides 65256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 4079, 8158, 16316, 32632

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65256 and 65264. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65256 and 65264 is 8.

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