What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32324 and 32342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32324 and 32342 is 2.

GCF(32324,32342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32324 and 32342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32324 and 32342.

How to find the GCF of 32324 and 32342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32324 and 32342. After we will calculate the factors of 32324 and 32342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32324

Prime factors of 32324 are 2, 8081. Prime factorization of 32324 in exponential form is:

32324 = 2² × 8081¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32342

Prime factors of 32342 are 2, 103, 157. Prime factorization of 32342 in exponential form is:

32342 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 32324

List of positive integer factors of 32324 that divides 32324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8081, 16162

Step-4: Factors of 32342

List of positive integer factors of 32342 that divides 32324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 157, 206, 314, 16171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32324 and 32342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32324 and 32342 is 2.

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