What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32992 and 33004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32992 and 33004 is 4.

GCF(32992,33004) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32992 and 33004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32992 and 33004.

How to find the GCF of 32992 and 33004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32992 and 33004. After we will calculate the factors of 32992 and 33004 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32992

Prime factors of 32992 are 2, 1031. Prime factorization of 32992 in exponential form is:

32992 = 2⁵ × 1031¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33004

Prime factors of 33004 are 2, 37, 223. Prime factorization of 33004 in exponential form is:

33004 = 2² × 37¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 32992

List of positive integer factors of 32992 that divides 32992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1031, 2062, 4124, 8248, 16496

Step-4: Factors of 33004

List of positive integer factors of 33004 that divides 32992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 223, 446, 892, 8251, 16502

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32992 and 33004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32992 and 33004 is 4.

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