What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72 and 88?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72 and 88 is 8.
GCF(72,88) = 8
We will now calculate the prime factors of 72 and 88, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72 and 88.
How to find the GCF of 72 and 88?
We will first find the prime factorization of 72 and 88. After we will calculate the factors of 72 and 88 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 88
Prime factors of 88 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 88 in exponential form is:
88 = 23 × 111
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 88
List of positive integer factors of 88 that divides 72 without a remainder.
1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 72 and 88. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72 and 88 is 8.
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