What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8656 and 8672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8656 and 8672 is 16.

GCF(8656,8672) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8656 and 8672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8656 and 8672.

How to find the GCF of 8656 and 8672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8656 and 8672. After we will calculate the factors of 8656 and 8672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8656

Prime factors of 8656 are 2, 541. Prime factorization of 8656 in exponential form is:

8656 = 2⁴ × 541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8672

Prime factors of 8672 are 2, 271. Prime factorization of 8672 in exponential form is:

8672 = 2⁵ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 8656

List of positive integer factors of 8656 that divides 8656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 541, 1082, 2164, 4328

Step-4: Factors of 8672

List of positive integer factors of 8672 that divides 8656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 271, 542, 1084, 2168, 4336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8656 and 8672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8656 and 8672 is 16.

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