The GCD of given numbers is 4.
Step 1 :
Divide $ 1264 $ by $ 84 $ and get the remainder
The remainder is positive ($ 4 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.
Step 2 :
Divide $ 84 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 4 } $ and get the remainder
The remainder is zero => GCD is the last divisor $ \color{blue}{ \boxed { 4 }} $.
We can summarize an algorithm into a following table.
1264 | : | 84 | = | 15 | remainder ( 4 ) | ||
84 | : | 4 | = | 21 | remainder ( 0 ) | ||
GCD = 4 |
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.