What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32672 and 32678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32672 and 32678 is 2.

GCF(32672,32678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32672 and 32678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32672 and 32678.

How to find the GCF of 32672 and 32678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32672 and 32678. After we will calculate the factors of 32672 and 32678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32672

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

32672 = 2⁵ × 1021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32678

Prime factors of 32678 are 2, 16339. Prime factorization of 32678 in exponential form is:

32678 = 2¹ × 16339¹

Step-3: Factors of 32672

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 32678

List of positive integer factors of 32678 that divides 32672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32672 and 32678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32672 and 32678 is 2.

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