What is the Greatest Common Factor of 904 and 916?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 904 and 916 is 4.

GCF(904,916) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 904 and 916, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 904 and 916.

How to find the GCF of 904 and 916?

We will first find the prime factorization of 904 and 916. After we will calculate the factors of 904 and 916 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 904

Prime factors of 904 are 2, 113. Prime factorization of 904 in exponential form is:

904 = 2³ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 916

Prime factors of 916 are 2, 229. Prime factorization of 916 in exponential form is:

916 = 2² × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 904

List of positive integer factors of 904 that divides 904 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 113, 226, 452

Step-4: Factors of 916

List of positive integer factors of 916 that divides 904 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 229, 458

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 904 and 916. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 904 and 916 is 4.

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