What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64 and 10?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64 and 10 is 2.

GCF(64,10) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64 and 10, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64 and 10.

How to find the GCF of 64 and 10?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64 and 10. After we will calculate the factors of 64 and 10 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64

Prime factors of 64 are 2. Prime factorization of 64 in exponential form is:

64 = 2⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10

Prime factors of 10 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 10 in exponential form is:

10 = 2¹ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 64

List of positive integer factors of 64 that divides 64 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32

Step-4: Factors of 10

List of positive integer factors of 10 that divides 64 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64 and 10. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64 and 10 is 2.

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