What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32172 and 32185?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32172 and 32185 is 1.

GCF(32172,32185) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32172 and 32185, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32172 and 32185.

How to find the GCF of 32172 and 32185?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32172 and 32185. After we will calculate the factors of 32172 and 32185 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32172

Prime factors of 32172 are 2, 3, 7, 383. Prime factorization of 32172 in exponential form is:

32172 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32185

Prime factors of 32185 are 5, 41, 157. Prime factorization of 32185 in exponential form is:

32185 = 5¹ × 41¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 32172

List of positive integer factors of 32172 that divides 32172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 383, 766, 1149, 1532, 2298, 2681, 4596, 5362, 8043, 10724, 16086

Step-4: Factors of 32185

List of positive integer factors of 32185 that divides 32172 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41, 157, 205, 785, 6437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32172 and 32185. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32172 and 32185 is 1.

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