What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32440 and 32458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32440 and 32458 is 2.

GCF(32440,32458) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32440 and 32458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32440 and 32458.

How to find the GCF of 32440 and 32458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32440 and 32458. After we will calculate the factors of 32440 and 32458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32440

Prime factors of 32440 are 2, 5, 811. Prime factorization of 32440 in exponential form is:

32440 = 2³ × 5¹ × 811¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32458

Prime factors of 32458 are 2, 16229. Prime factorization of 32458 in exponential form is:

32458 = 2¹ × 16229¹

Step-3: Factors of 32440

List of positive integer factors of 32440 that divides 32440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 811, 1622, 3244, 4055, 6488, 8110, 16220

Step-4: Factors of 32458

List of positive integer factors of 32458 that divides 32440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32440 and 32458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32440 and 32458 is 2.

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