What is the Greatest Common Factor of 160 and 176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 160 and 176 is 16.

GCF(160,176) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 160 and 176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 160 and 176.

How to find the GCF of 160 and 176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 160 and 176. After we will calculate the factors of 160 and 176 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 160

Prime factors of 160 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 160 in exponential form is:

160 = 2⁵ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 176

Prime factors of 176 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 176 in exponential form is:

176 = 2⁴ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 160

List of positive integer factors of 160 that divides 160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 80

Step-4: Factors of 176

List of positive integer factors of 176 that divides 160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 160 and 176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 160 and 176 is 16.

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