What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33728 and 33734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33728 and 33734 is 2.

GCF(33728,33734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33728 and 33734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33728 and 33734.

How to find the GCF of 33728 and 33734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33728 and 33734. After we will calculate the factors of 33728 and 33734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33728

Prime factors of 33728 are 2, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 33728 in exponential form is:

33728 = 2⁶ × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33734

Prime factors of 33734 are 2, 101, 167. Prime factorization of 33734 in exponential form is:

33734 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 33728

List of positive integer factors of 33728 that divides 33728 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 31, 32, 34, 62, 64, 68, 124, 136, 248, 272, 496, 527, 544, 992, 1054, 1088, 1984, 2108, 4216, 8432, 16864

Step-4: Factors of 33734

List of positive integer factors of 33734 that divides 33728 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 167, 202, 334, 16867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33728 and 33734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33728 and 33734 is 2.

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