What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8320 and 8336?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8320 and 8336 is 16.

GCF(8320,8336) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8320 and 8336, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8320 and 8336.

How to find the GCF of 8320 and 8336?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8320 and 8336. After we will calculate the factors of 8320 and 8336 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8320

Prime factors of 8320 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 8320 in exponential form is:

8320 = 2⁷ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8336

Prime factors of 8336 are 2, 521. Prime factorization of 8336 in exponential form is:

8336 = 2⁴ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 8320

List of positive integer factors of 8320 that divides 8320 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20, 26, 32, 40, 52, 64, 65, 80, 104, 128, 130, 160, 208, 260, 320, 416, 520, 640, 832, 1040, 1664, 2080, 4160

Step-4: Factors of 8336

List of positive integer factors of 8336 that divides 8320 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 521, 1042, 2084, 4168

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8320 and 8336. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8320 and 8336 is 16.

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