GCF (HCF) of 72 and 80

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 72 and 80?

Answer

GCF (HCF) of 72 and 80 is

Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 8

8 divides both: 72 ÷ 8 = 9, 80 ÷ 8 = 10 — and 9 and 10 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

72 = 2³ × 3²

80 = 2⁴ × 5

Prime	72	80	Lowest power
2	2³	2⁴	2³
3	3²	—	—
5	—	5	—

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 2³ = 8

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Number 1	Number 2	GCF
72	65	1
72	66	6
72	67	1
72	68	4
72	69	3
72	70	2
72	71	1
72	72	72
72	73	1
72	74	2
72	75	3
72	76	4
72	77	1
72	78	6
72	79	1
72	80	8
72	81	9
72	82	2
72	83	1
72	84	12
72	85	1
72	86	2
72	87	3
72	88	8
72	89	1
72	90	18
72	91	1
72	92	4
72	93	3
72	94	2

FAQ

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 72 and 80?

GCF (HCF) of 72 and 80 is 8

How to find the GCF of 72 and 80?

You can find the GCF of 72 and 80 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 72 and 80 is 8.

What prime factors do 72 and 80 share?

The prime factorizations of 72 and 80 have 2 × 2 × 2 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 8 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 72/80?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 8: 72 ÷ 8 = 9 and 80 ÷ 8 = 10. So 72/80 in lowest terms is 9/10.

GCF (HCF) of 72 and 80

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 72 and 80?

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 72 and 80?

How to find the GCF of 72 and 80?

What prime factors do 72 and 80 share?

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 72/80?

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Number 1	Number 2	GCF
72	65	1
72	66	6
72	67	1
72	68	4
72	69	3
72	70	2
72	71	1
72	72	72
72	73	1
72	74	2
72	75	3
72	76	4
72	77	1
72	78	6
72	79	1
72	80	8
72	81	9
72	82	2
72	83	1
72	84	12
72	85	1
72	86	2
72	87	3
72	88	8
72	89	1
72	90	18
72	91	1
72	92	4
72	93	3
72	94	2

Number 1	Number 2	GCF
72	65	1
72	66	6
72	67	1
72	68	4
72	69	3
72	70	2
72	71	1
72	72	72
72	73	1
72	74	2
72	75	3
72	76	4
72	77	1
72	78	6
72	79	1
72	80	8
72	81	9
72	82	2
72	83	1
72	84	12
72	85	1
72	86	2
72	87	3
72	88	8
72	89	1
72	90	18
72	91	1
72	92	4
72	93	3
72	94	2

Number 1	Number 2	GCF
72	65	1
72	66	6
72	67	1
72	68	4
72	69	3
72	70	2
72	71	1
72	72	72
72	73	1
72	74	2
72	75	3
72	76	4
72	77	1
72	78	6
72	79	1
72	80	8
72	81	9
72	82	2
72	83	1
72	84	12
72	85	1
72	86	2
72	87	3
72	88	8
72	89	1
72	90	18
72	91	1
72	92	4
72	93	3
72	94	2