What is the Greatest Common Factor of 992 and 1010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 992 and 1010 is 2.

GCF(992,1010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 992 and 1010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 992 and 1010.

How to find the GCF of 992 and 1010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 992 and 1010. After we will calculate the factors of 992 and 1010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 992

Prime factors of 992 are 2, 31. Prime factorization of 992 in exponential form is:

992 = 2⁵ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1010

Prime factors of 1010 are 2, 5, 101. Prime factorization of 1010 in exponential form is:

1010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 992

List of positive integer factors of 992 that divides 992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 32, 62, 124, 248, 496

Step-4: Factors of 1010

List of positive integer factors of 1010 that divides 992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 101, 202, 505

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 992 and 1010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 992 and 1010 is 2.

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