What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66656 and 66672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66656 and 66672 is 16.

GCF(66656,66672) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66656 and 66672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66656 and 66672.

How to find the GCF of 66656 and 66672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66656 and 66672. After we will calculate the factors of 66656 and 66672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66656

Prime factors of 66656 are 2, 2083. Prime factorization of 66656 in exponential form is:

66656 = 2⁵ × 2083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66672

Prime factors of 66672 are 2, 3, 463. Prime factorization of 66672 in exponential form is:

66672 = 2⁴ × 3² × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 66656

List of positive integer factors of 66656 that divides 66656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2083, 4166, 8332, 16664, 33328

Step-4: Factors of 66672

List of positive integer factors of 66672 that divides 66656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 463, 926, 1389, 1852, 2778, 3704, 4167, 5556, 7408, 8334, 11112, 16668, 22224, 33336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66656 and 66672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66656 and 66672 is 16.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 66656 and 66672