Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 84

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 80, 84 i.e. 4 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 80 and 84 is 4.

GCF(80,84) = 4

GCF of 80 and 84

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

GCF of:
and

Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 84

GCF of 80 and 84 is 4

Prime Factorization of 80


2 80
2 40
2 20
2 10
5 5
1

Prime factors of 80 are 2,5. Prime factorization of 80 in exponential form is:

80 = 24×51

Prime Factorization of 84


2 84
2 42
3 21
7 7
1

Prime factors of 84 are 2,3,7. Prime factorization of 84 in exponential form is:

84 = 22×31×71

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 80 and 84 is 4

Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 84 by matching factors method

Factors of 80

List of positive integer factors of 80 that divides 80 without a remainder.

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

Factors of 84

List of positive integer factors of 84 that divides 84 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,7,12,14,21,28,42,84

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 80 and 84. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 80 and 84 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 80 and 84

Properties of GCF 80 and 84

(i) The GCF of 80 and 84 is associative

GCF of 80 and 84 = GCF of 84 and 80

Related Greatest Common Factor of 80

Related Greatest Common Factor of 84

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 80 and 84

1. What is the GCF of 80 and 84?

Answer: GCF of 80 and 84 is 4.

2. What are the Factors of 80?

Answer: Factors of 80 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80. There are 10 integers that are factors of 80. The greatest factor of 80 is 80.

3. What are the Factors of 84?

Answer: Factors of 84 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84. There are 12 integers that are factors of 84. The greatest factor of 84 is 84.

4. How to Find the GCF of 80 and 84?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 84 = 4

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 80

80 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 84

84 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 7

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

GCF = 2 x 2 = 4

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 80 and 84 is 4