Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 5960
GCF(112, 5960) = 8, Greatest common factor of 112 and 5960 is 8. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 5960. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 5960 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 112 and 5960.
Prime Factorization of 112 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 7 and Prime Factorization of 5960 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 149.
- Factorize\( (112) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (5960) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 149\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(112, 5960) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 2 = 8\).
Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 5960 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 112 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112
List of positive integers factors of 5960 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 149, 298, 596, 745, 1192, 1490, 2980, 5960
As you can see, 8 is the greatest and common number that 112 and 5960 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 112 and 5960 is 8.
\(GCF(112, 5960) = 8\).
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