What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32872 and 32879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32872 and 32879 is 7.

GCF(32872,32879) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32872 and 32879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32872 and 32879.

How to find the GCF of 32872 and 32879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32872 and 32879. After we will calculate the factors of 32872 and 32879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32872

Prime factors of 32872 are 2, 7, 587. Prime factorization of 32872 in exponential form is:

32872 = 2³ × 7¹ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32879

Prime factors of 32879 are 7, 11, 61. Prime factorization of 32879 in exponential form is:

32879 = 7² × 11¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 32872

List of positive integer factors of 32872 that divides 32872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 587, 1174, 2348, 4109, 4696, 8218, 16436

Step-4: Factors of 32879

List of positive integer factors of 32879 that divides 32872 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 49, 61, 77, 427, 539, 671, 2989, 4697

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32872 and 32879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32872 and 32879 is 7.

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