What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32718 and 32728?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32718 and 32728 is 2.

GCF(32718,32728) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32718 and 32728, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32718 and 32728.

How to find the GCF of 32718 and 32728?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32718 and 32728. After we will calculate the factors of 32718 and 32728 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32718

Prime factors of 32718 are 2, 3, 7, 19, 41. Prime factorization of 32718 in exponential form is:

32718 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32728

Prime factors of 32728 are 2, 4091. Prime factorization of 32728 in exponential form is:

32728 = 2³ × 4091¹

Step-3: Factors of 32718

List of positive integer factors of 32718 that divides 32718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 19, 21, 38, 41, 42, 57, 82, 114, 123, 133, 246, 266, 287, 399, 574, 779, 798, 861, 1558, 1722, 2337, 4674, 5453, 10906, 16359

Step-4: Factors of 32728

List of positive integer factors of 32728 that divides 32718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4091, 8182, 16364

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32718 and 32728. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32718 and 32728 is 2.

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