What is the Greatest Common Factor of 80988 and 80996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 80988 and 80996 is 4.

GCF(80988,80996) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 80988 and 80996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 80988 and 80996.

How to find the GCF of 80988 and 80996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 80988 and 80996. After we will calculate the factors of 80988 and 80996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 80988

Prime factors of 80988 are 2, 3, 17, 397. Prime factorization of 80988 in exponential form is:

80988 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 80996

Prime factors of 80996 are 2, 20249. Prime factorization of 80996 in exponential form is:

80996 = 2² × 20249¹

Step-3: Factors of 80988

List of positive integer factors of 80988 that divides 80988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 204, 397, 794, 1191, 1588, 2382, 4764, 6749, 13498, 20247, 26996, 40494

Step-4: Factors of 80996

List of positive integer factors of 80996 that divides 80988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20249, 40498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 80988 and 80996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 80988 and 80996 is 4.

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