What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66296 and 66304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66296 and 66304 is 8.

GCF(66296,66304) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66296 and 66304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66296 and 66304.

How to find the GCF of 66296 and 66304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66296 and 66304. After we will calculate the factors of 66296 and 66304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66296

Prime factors of 66296 are 2, 8287. Prime factorization of 66296 in exponential form is:

66296 = 2³ × 8287¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66304

Prime factors of 66304 are 2, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 66304 in exponential form is:

66304 = 2⁸ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 66296

List of positive integer factors of 66296 that divides 66296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 8287, 16574, 33148

Step-4: Factors of 66304

List of positive integer factors of 66304 that divides 66296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 37, 56, 64, 74, 112, 128, 148, 224, 256, 259, 296, 448, 518, 592, 896, 1036, 1184, 1792, 2072, 2368, 4144, 4736, 8288, 9472, 16576, 33152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66296 and 66304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66296 and 66304 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 66296 and 66304