Greatest Common Factor of 252 and 196
GCF(252, 196) = 28, Greatest common factor of 252 and 196 is 28. 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 252 and 196. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 252 and 196 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 252 and 196.
Prime Factorization of 252 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7 and Prime Factorization of 196 is 1, 2, 2, 7, 7.
- Factorize\( (252) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (196) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 7\times 7\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 7) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(252, 196) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 7 = 28\).
Greatest Common Factor of 252 and 196 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 252 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 252
List of positive integers factors of 196 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196
As you can see, 28 is the greatest and common number that 252 and 196 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 252 and 196 is 28.
\(GCF(252, 196) = 28\).
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