Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 88

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, 88 i.e. 8 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 80 and 88 is 8.

GCF(80,88) = 8

GCF of 80 and 88

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 88

GCF of 80 and 88 is 8

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 88


2 88
2 44
2 22
11 11
1

Prime factors of 88 are 2,11. Prime factorization of 88 in exponential form is:

88 = 23×111

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 80 and 88 is 8

Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 88 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 88

List of positive integer factors of 88 that divides 88 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,11,22,44,88

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 80 and 88. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 80 and 88 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 80 and 88

Properties of GCF 80 and 88

(i) The GCF of 80 and 88 is associative

GCF of 80 and 88 = GCF of 88 and 80

Related Greatest Common Factor of 80

Related Greatest Common Factor of 88

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 80 and 88

1. What is the GCF of 80 and 88?

Answer: GCF of 80 and 88 is 8.

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 88?

Answer: Factors of 88 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88. There are 8 integers that are factors of 88. The greatest factor of 88 is 88.

4. How to Find the GCF of 80 and 88?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 80 and 88 = 8

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 88

88 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 11

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 80 and 88 is 8