Greatest Common Factor of 48, 256

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

GCF of two or more numbers Calculator allows you to quickly calculate the GCF of 48, 256 i.e. 16 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48, 256 is 16.

GCF(48, 256) = 16

GCF of 48, 256

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in two ways

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 48,256

GCF of 48,256 is 16

2 48, 256
2 24, 128
2 12, 64
2 6, 32
3, 16

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 48

List of positive integer factors of 48 that divides 48 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48

Factors of 256

List of positive integer factors of 256 that divides 256 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 48,256 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48,256 is 16.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 48, 256

1. What is the GCF of 48, 256?

Answer: GCF of 48, 256 is 16.

2. How to Find the GCF of 48, 256

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 48, 256 = 16

Step 1: Divide all the numbers with common prime numbers having remainder zero.

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(48, 256) = 16.