Greatest Common Factor of 6648 and 6656

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 6648, 6656 i.e. 8 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6648 and 6656 is 8.

GCF(6648,6656) = 8

GCF of 6648 and 6656

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6648 and 6656

GCF of 6648 and 6656 is 8

Prime Factorization of 6648


2 6648
2 3324
2 1662
3 831
277 277
1

Prime factors of 6648 are 2,3,277. Prime factorization of 6648 in exponential form is:

6648 = 23×31×2771

Prime Factorization of 6656


2 6656
2 3328
2 1664
2 832
2 416
2 208
2 104
2 52
2 26
13 13
1

Prime factors of 6656 are 2,13. Prime factorization of 6656 in exponential form is:

6656 = 29×131

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6648 and 6656 is 8

Greatest Common Factor of 6648 and 6656 by matching factors method

Factors of 6648

List of positive integer factors of 6648 that divides 6648 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24,277,554,831,1108,1662,2216,3324,6648

Factors of 6656

List of positive integer factors of 6656 that divides 6656 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,13,16,26,32,52,64,104,128,208,256,416,512,832,1664,3328,6656

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6648 and 6656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6648 and 6656 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6648 and 6656

Properties of GCF 6648 and 6656

(i) The GCF of 6648 and 6656 is associative

GCF of 6648 and 6656 = GCF of 6656 and 6648

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6648 and 6656

1. What is the GCF of 6648 and 6656?

Answer: GCF of 6648 and 6656 is 8.

2. What are the Factors of 6648?

Answer: Factors of 6648 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662, 2216, 3324, 6648. There are 16 integers that are factors of 6648. The greatest factor of 6648 is 6648.

3. What are the Factors of 6656?

Answer: Factors of 6656 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 32, 52, 64, 104, 128, 208, 256, 416, 512, 832, 1664, 3328, 6656. There are 20 integers that are factors of 6656. The greatest factor of 6656 is 6656.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6648 and 6656?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6648 and 6656 = 8

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6648

6648 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 277

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6656

6656 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 13

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 6648 and 6656 is 8