What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60172 and 60186?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60172 and 60186 is 14.

GCF(60172,60186) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60172 and 60186, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60172 and 60186.

How to find the GCF of 60172 and 60186?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60172 and 60186. After we will calculate the factors of 60172 and 60186 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60172

Prime factors of 60172 are 2, 7, 307. Prime factorization of 60172 in exponential form is:

60172 = 2² × 7² × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60186

Prime factors of 60186 are 2, 3, 7, 1433. Prime factorization of 60186 in exponential form is:

60186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 60172

List of positive integer factors of 60172 that divides 60172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 307, 614, 1228, 2149, 4298, 8596, 15043, 30086

Step-4: Factors of 60186

List of positive integer factors of 60186 that divides 60172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1433, 2866, 4299, 8598, 10031, 20062, 30093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60172 and 60186. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60172 and 60186 is 14.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 60172 and 60186