What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72 and 80?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72 and 80 is 8.
GCF(72,80) = 8
We will now calculate the prime factors of 72 and 80, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72 and 80.
How to find the GCF of 72 and 80?
We will first find the prime factorization of 72 and 80. After we will calculate the factors of 72 and 80 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72
Prime factors of 72 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 72 in exponential form is:
72 = 23 × 32
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 80
Prime factors of 80 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 80 in exponential form is:
80 = 24 × 51
Step-3: Factors of 72
List of positive integer factors of 72 that divides 72 without a remainder.
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36
Step-4: Factors of 80
List of positive integer factors of 80 that divides 72 without a remainder.
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 72 and 80. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72 and 80 is 8.
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