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What is the GCF of 104 and 106?

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Solution: The GCF of 104 and 106 is 2MethodsHow to find the GCF of 104 and 106 using Prime FactorizationOne way to find the GCF of 104 and 106 is to compare the prime factorization of each number. To find the prime factorization, you can follow the instructions for each number here:What are the Factors of 104?What are the Factors of 106?Here is the prime factorization of 104:23×1312^3 × 13^123×131And this is the prime factorization of 106:21×5312^1 × 53^121×531When you compare the prime factorization of these two numbers, you can see that there are matching prime factors. You can now find the Greatest Common Factor of 104 and 106 by multiplying all the matching prime factors to get a GCF of 104 and 106 as 4:Thus, the GCF of 104 and 106 is: 4How to Find the GCF of 104 and 106 by Listing All Common FactorsThe first step to this method of finding the Greatest Common Factor of 104 and 106 is to find and list all the factors of each number. Again, you can see how this is done by looking at the “Factors of” articles that are linked to above.Let’s take a look at the factors for each of these numbers, 104 and 106:Factors of 104: 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 104Factors of 106: 1, 2, 53, 106When you compare the two lists of factors, you can see that the common factor(s) are 1, 2. Since 2 is the largest of these common factors, the GCF of 104 and 106 would be 2.Find the GCF of Other Number PairsWant more practice? Try some of these other GCF problems:What is the GCF of 81 and 10?What is the GCF of 143 and 13?What is the GCF of 61 and 141?What is the GCF of 99 and 140?What is the GCF of 38 and 6?