What is the Greatest Common Factor of 996 and 1006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 996 and 1006 is 2.

GCF(996,1006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 996 and 1006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 996 and 1006.

How to find the GCF of 996 and 1006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 996 and 1006. After we will calculate the factors of 996 and 1006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 996

Prime factors of 996 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 996 in exponential form is:

996 = 2² × 3¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1006

Prime factors of 1006 are 2, 503. Prime factorization of 1006 in exponential form is:

1006 = 2¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 996

List of positive integer factors of 996 that divides 996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 83, 166, 249, 332, 498

Step-4: Factors of 1006

List of positive integer factors of 1006 that divides 996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 996 and 1006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 996 and 1006 is 2.

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