Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 6996
GCF(924, 6996) = 132, Greatest common factor of 924 and 6996 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 924 and 6996. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 6996 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 924 and 6996.
Prime Factorization of 924 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 7, 11 and Prime Factorization of 6996 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 11, 53.
- Factorize\( (924) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 7\times 11\)
- Factorize\( (6996) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 11\times 53\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 3, 11) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(924, 6996) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 11 = 132\).
Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 6996 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 924 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 28, 33, 42, 44, 66, 77, 84, 132, 154, 231, 308, 462, 924
List of positive integers factors of 6996 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 53, 66, 106, 132, 159, 212, 318, 583, 636, 1166, 1749, 2332, 3498, 6996
As you can see, 132 is the greatest and common number that 924 and 6996 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 924 and 6996 is 132.
\(GCF(924, 6996) = 132\).
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