What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57272 and 57286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57272 and 57286 is 2.

GCF(57272,57286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57272 and 57286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57272 and 57286.

How to find the GCF of 57272 and 57286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57272 and 57286. After we will calculate the factors of 57272 and 57286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57272

Prime factors of 57272 are 2, 7159. Prime factorization of 57272 in exponential form is:

57272 = 2³ × 7159¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57286

Prime factors of 57286 are 2, 28643. Prime factorization of 57286 in exponential form is:

57286 = 2¹ × 28643¹

Step-3: Factors of 57272

List of positive integer factors of 57272 that divides 57272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7159, 14318, 28636

Step-4: Factors of 57286

List of positive integer factors of 57286 that divides 57272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57272 and 57286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57272 and 57286 is 2.

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