What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32442 and 32452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32442 and 32452 is 2.

GCF(32442,32452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32442 and 32452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32442 and 32452.

How to find the GCF of 32442 and 32452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32442 and 32452. After we will calculate the factors of 32442 and 32452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32442

Prime factors of 32442 are 2, 3, 5407. Prime factorization of 32442 in exponential form is:

32442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5407¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32452

Prime factors of 32452 are 2, 7, 19, 61. Prime factorization of 32452 in exponential form is:

32452 = 2² × 7¹ × 19¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 32442

List of positive integer factors of 32442 that divides 32442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5407, 10814, 16221

Step-4: Factors of 32452

List of positive integer factors of 32452 that divides 32442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 61, 76, 122, 133, 244, 266, 427, 532, 854, 1159, 1708, 2318, 4636, 8113, 16226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32442 and 32452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32442 and 32452 is 2.

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