What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34764 and 34772?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34764 and 34772 is 4.

GCF(34764,34772) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34764 and 34772, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34764 and 34772.

How to find the GCF of 34764 and 34772?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34764 and 34772. After we will calculate the factors of 34764 and 34772 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34764

Prime factors of 34764 are 2, 3, 2897. Prime factorization of 34764 in exponential form is:

34764 = 2² × 3¹ × 2897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34772

Prime factors of 34772 are 2, 8693. Prime factorization of 34772 in exponential form is:

34772 = 2² × 8693¹

Step-3: Factors of 34764

List of positive integer factors of 34764 that divides 34764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2897, 5794, 8691, 11588, 17382

Step-4: Factors of 34772

List of positive integer factors of 34772 that divides 34764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8693, 17386

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34764 and 34772. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34764 and 34772 is 4.

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