What is the Greatest Common Factor of 892 and 896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 892 and 896 is 4.

GCF(892,896) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 892 and 896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 892 and 896.

How to find the GCF of 892 and 896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 892 and 896. After we will calculate the factors of 892 and 896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 892

Prime factors of 892 are 2, 223. Prime factorization of 892 in exponential form is:

892 = 2² × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 896

Prime factors of 896 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 896 in exponential form is:

896 = 2⁷ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 892

List of positive integer factors of 892 that divides 892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 223, 446

Step-4: Factors of 896

List of positive integer factors of 896 that divides 892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 128, 224, 448

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 892 and 896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 892 and 896 is 4.

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