What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32472 and 32481?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32472 and 32481 is 9.

GCF(32472,32481) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32472 and 32481, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32472 and 32481.

How to find the GCF of 32472 and 32481?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32472 and 32481. After we will calculate the factors of 32472 and 32481 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32472

Prime factors of 32472 are 2, 3, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 32472 in exponential form is:

32472 = 2³ × 3² × 11¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32481

Prime factors of 32481 are 3, 401. Prime factorization of 32481 in exponential form is:

32481 = 3⁴ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 32472

List of positive integer factors of 32472 that divides 32472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 24, 33, 36, 41, 44, 66, 72, 82, 88, 99, 123, 132, 164, 198, 246, 264, 328, 369, 396, 451, 492, 738, 792, 902, 984, 1353, 1476, 1804, 2706, 2952, 3608, 4059, 5412, 8118, 10824, 16236

Step-4: Factors of 32481

List of positive integer factors of 32481 that divides 32472 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 401, 1203, 3609, 10827

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32472 and 32481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32472 and 32481 is 9.

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