What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8072 and 8076?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8072 and 8076 is 4.

GCF(8072,8076) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8072 and 8076, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8072 and 8076.

How to find the GCF of 8072 and 8076?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8072 and 8076. After we will calculate the factors of 8072 and 8076 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8072

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

8072 = 2³ × 1009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8076

Prime factors of 8076 are 2, 3, 673. Prime factorization of 8076 in exponential form is:

8076 = 2² × 3¹ × 673¹

Step-3: Factors of 8072

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8076

List of positive integer factors of 8076 that divides 8072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 673, 1346, 2019, 2692, 4038

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8072 and 8076. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8072 and 8076 is 4.

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