What is the Greatest Common Factor of 880 and 888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 880 and 888 is 8.

GCF(880,888) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 880 and 888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 880 and 888.

How to find the GCF of 880 and 888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 880 and 888. After we will calculate the factors of 880 and 888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 880

Prime factors of 880 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 880 in exponential form is:

880 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 888

Prime factors of 888 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 888 in exponential form is:

888 = 2³ × 3¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 880

List of positive integer factors of 880 that divides 880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, 40, 44, 55, 80, 88, 110, 176, 220, 440

Step-4: Factors of 888

List of positive integer factors of 888 that divides 880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 296, 444

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 880 and 888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 880 and 888 is 8.

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