Greatest Common Factor of 208 and 1986
GCF(208, 1986) = 2, Greatest common factor of 208 and 1986 is 2. 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 208 and 1986. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 208 and 1986 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 208 and 1986.
Prime Factorization of 208 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 13 and Prime Factorization of 1986 is 1, 2, 3, 331.
- Factorize\( (208) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 13\)
- Factorize\( (1986) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3\times 331\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(208, 1986) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 208 and 1986 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 208 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 52, 104, 208
List of positive integers factors of 1986 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 6, 331, 662, 993, 1986
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 208 and 1986 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 208 and 1986 is 2.
\(GCF(208, 1986) = 2\).
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