What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1208 and 1216?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1208 and 1216 is 8.

GCF(1208,1216) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1208 and 1216, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1208 and 1216.

How to find the GCF of 1208 and 1216?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1208 and 1216. After we will calculate the factors of 1208 and 1216 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1208

Prime factors of 1208 are 2, 151. Prime factorization of 1208 in exponential form is:

1208 = 2³ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1216

Prime factors of 1216 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 1216 in exponential form is:

1216 = 2⁶ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 1208

List of positive integer factors of 1208 that divides 1208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 151, 302, 604

Step-4: Factors of 1216

List of positive integer factors of 1216 that divides 1208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 32, 38, 64, 76, 152, 304, 608

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1208 and 1216. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1208 and 1216 is 8.

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