What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25712 and 25724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25712 and 25724 is 4.

GCF(25712,25724) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25712 and 25724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25712 and 25724.

How to find the GCF of 25712 and 25724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25712 and 25724. After we will calculate the factors of 25712 and 25724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25712

Prime factors of 25712 are 2, 1607. Prime factorization of 25712 in exponential form is:

25712 = 2⁴ × 1607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25724

Prime factors of 25724 are 2, 59, 109. Prime factorization of 25724 in exponential form is:

25724 = 2² × 59¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 25712

List of positive integer factors of 25712 that divides 25712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1607, 3214, 6428, 12856

Step-4: Factors of 25724

List of positive integer factors of 25724 that divides 25712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 109, 118, 218, 236, 436, 6431, 12862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25712 and 25724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25712 and 25724 is 4.

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