What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7980 and 7984?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7980 and 7984 is 4.

GCF(7980,7984) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7980 and 7984, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7980 and 7984.

How to find the GCF of 7980 and 7984?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7980 and 7984. After we will calculate the factors of 7980 and 7984 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7980

Prime factors of 7980 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 7980 in exponential form is:

7980 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7984

Prime factors of 7984 are 2, 499. Prime factorization of 7984 in exponential form is:

7984 = 2⁴ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 7980

List of positive integer factors of 7980 that divides 7980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 28, 30, 35, 38, 42, 57, 60, 70, 76, 84, 95, 105, 114, 133, 140, 190, 210, 228, 266, 285, 380, 399, 420, 532, 570, 665, 798, 1140, 1330, 1596, 1995, 2660, 3990

Step-4: Factors of 7984

List of positive integer factors of 7984 that divides 7980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 499, 998, 1996, 3992

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7980 and 7984. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7980 and 7984 is 4.

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