What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57168 and 57172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57168 and 57172 is 4.

GCF(57168,57172) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57168 and 57172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57168 and 57172.

How to find the GCF of 57168 and 57172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57168 and 57172. After we will calculate the factors of 57168 and 57172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57168

Prime factors of 57168 are 2, 3, 397. Prime factorization of 57168 in exponential form is:

57168 = 2⁴ × 3² × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57172

Prime factors of 57172 are 2, 14293. Prime factorization of 57172 in exponential form is:

57172 = 2² × 14293¹

Step-3: Factors of 57168

List of positive integer factors of 57168 that divides 57168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 397, 794, 1191, 1588, 2382, 3176, 3573, 4764, 6352, 7146, 9528, 14292, 19056, 28584

Step-4: Factors of 57172

List of positive integer factors of 57172 that divides 57168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14293, 28586

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57168 and 57172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57168 and 57172 is 4.

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