What is the Greatest Common Factor of 95960 and 95968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 95960 and 95968 is 8.

GCF(95960,95968) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 95960 and 95968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 95960 and 95968.

How to find the GCF of 95960 and 95968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 95960 and 95968. After we will calculate the factors of 95960 and 95968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 95960

Prime factors of 95960 are 2, 5, 2399. Prime factorization of 95960 in exponential form is:

95960 = 2³ × 5¹ × 2399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 95968

Prime factors of 95968 are 2, 2999. Prime factorization of 95968 in exponential form is:

95968 = 2⁵ × 2999¹

Step-3: Factors of 95960

List of positive integer factors of 95960 that divides 95960 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 2399, 4798, 9596, 11995, 19192, 23990, 47980

Step-4: Factors of 95968

List of positive integer factors of 95968 that divides 95960 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2999, 5998, 11996, 23992, 47984

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 95960 and 95968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 95960 and 95968 is 8.

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