What is the Greatest Common Factor of 672 and 688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 672 and 688 is 16.

GCF(672,688) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 672 and 688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 672 and 688.

How to find the GCF of 672 and 688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 672 and 688. After we will calculate the factors of 672 and 688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 672

Prime factors of 672 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 672 in exponential form is:

672 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 688

Prime factors of 688 are 2, 43. Prime factorization of 688 in exponential form is:

688 = 2⁴ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 672

List of positive integer factors of 672 that divides 672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 42, 48, 56, 84, 96, 112, 168, 224, 336

Step-4: Factors of 688

List of positive integer factors of 688 that divides 672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 43, 86, 172, 344

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 672 and 688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 672 and 688 is 16.

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