What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36672 and 36679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36672 and 36679 is 1.

GCF(36672,36679) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36672 and 36679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36672 and 36679.

How to find the GCF of 36672 and 36679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36672 and 36679. After we will calculate the factors of 36672 and 36679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36672

Prime factors of 36672 are 2, 3, 191. Prime factorization of 36672 in exponential form is:

36672 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36679

Prime factors of 36679 are 43, 853. Prime factorization of 36679 in exponential form is:

36679 = 43¹ × 853¹

Step-3: Factors of 36672

List of positive integer factors of 36672 that divides 36672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 191, 192, 382, 573, 764, 1146, 1528, 2292, 3056, 4584, 6112, 9168, 12224, 18336

Step-4: Factors of 36679

List of positive integer factors of 36679 that divides 36672 without a remainder.

1, 43, 853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36672 and 36679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36672 and 36679 is 1.

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