Greatest Common Factor of 132 and 528
GCF(132, 528) = 132, Greatest common factor of 132 and 528 is 132. 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 132 and 528. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 132 and 528 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 132 and 528.
Prime Factorization of 132 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 11 and Prime Factorization of 528 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 11.
- Factorize\( (132) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 11\)
- Factorize\( (528) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 11\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 3, 11) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(132, 528) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 11 = 132\).
Greatest Common Factor of 132 and 528 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 132 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132
List of positive integers factors of 528 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 33, 44, 48, 66, 88, 132, 176, 264, 528
As you can see, 132 is the greatest and common number that 132 and 528 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 132 and 528 is 132.
\(GCF(132, 528) = 132\).
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