What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32266 and 32279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32266 and 32279 is 13.

GCF(32266,32279) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32266 and 32279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32266 and 32279.

How to find the GCF of 32266 and 32279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32266 and 32279. After we will calculate the factors of 32266 and 32279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32266

Prime factors of 32266 are 2, 13, 17, 73. Prime factorization of 32266 in exponential form is:

32266 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32279

Prime factors of 32279 are 13, 191. Prime factorization of 32279 in exponential form is:

32279 = 13² × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 32266

List of positive integer factors of 32266 that divides 32266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 73, 146, 221, 442, 949, 1241, 1898, 2482, 16133

Step-4: Factors of 32279

List of positive integer factors of 32279 that divides 32266 without a remainder.

1, 13, 169, 191, 2483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32266 and 32279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32266 and 32279 is 13.

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