What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32668 and 32672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32668 and 32672 is 4.

GCF(32668,32672) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32668 and 32672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32668 and 32672.

How to find the GCF of 32668 and 32672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32668 and 32672. After we will calculate the factors of 32668 and 32672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32668

Prime factors of 32668 are 2, 8167. Prime factorization of 32668 in exponential form is:

32668 = 2² × 8167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32672

Prime factors of 32672 are 2, 1021. Prime factorization of 32672 in exponential form is:

32672 = 2⁵ × 1021¹

Step-3: Factors of 32668

List of positive integer factors of 32668 that divides 32668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8167, 16334

Step-4: Factors of 32672

List of positive integer factors of 32672 that divides 32668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1021, 2042, 4084, 8168, 16336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32668 and 32672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32668 and 32672 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 32668 and 32672