What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36560 and 36572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36560 and 36572 is 4.

GCF(36560,36572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36560 and 36572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36560 and 36572.

How to find the GCF of 36560 and 36572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36560 and 36572. After we will calculate the factors of 36560 and 36572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36560

Prime factors of 36560 are 2, 5, 457. Prime factorization of 36560 in exponential form is:

36560 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36572

Prime factors of 36572 are 2, 41, 223. Prime factorization of 36572 in exponential form is:

36572 = 2² × 41¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 36560

List of positive integer factors of 36560 that divides 36560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 457, 914, 1828, 2285, 3656, 4570, 7312, 9140, 18280

Step-4: Factors of 36572

List of positive integer factors of 36572 that divides 36560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 223, 446, 892, 9143, 18286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36560 and 36572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36560 and 36572 is 4.

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