What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8056 and 8072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8056 and 8072 is 8.

GCF(8056,8072) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8056 and 8072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8056 and 8072.

How to find the GCF of 8056 and 8072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8056 and 8072. After we will calculate the factors of 8056 and 8072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8056

Prime factors of 8056 are 2, 19, 53. Prime factorization of 8056 in exponential form is:

8056 = 2³ × 19¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8072

Prime factors of 8072 are 2, 1009. Prime factorization of 8072 in exponential form is:

8072 = 2³ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 8056

List of positive integer factors of 8056 that divides 8056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 53, 76, 106, 152, 212, 424, 1007, 2014, 4028

Step-4: Factors of 8072

List of positive integer factors of 8072 that divides 8056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1009, 2018, 4036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8056 and 8072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8056 and 8072 is 8.

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