What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60272 and 60278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60272 and 60278 is 2.

GCF(60272,60278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60272 and 60278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60272 and 60278.

How to find the GCF of 60272 and 60278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60272 and 60278. After we will calculate the factors of 60272 and 60278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60272

Prime factors of 60272 are 2, 3767. Prime factorization of 60272 in exponential form is:

60272 = 2⁴ × 3767¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60278

Prime factors of 60278 are 2, 30139. Prime factorization of 60278 in exponential form is:

60278 = 2¹ × 30139¹

Step-3: Factors of 60272

List of positive integer factors of 60272 that divides 60272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3767, 7534, 15068, 30136

Step-4: Factors of 60278

List of positive integer factors of 60278 that divides 60272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60272 and 60278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60272 and 60278 is 2.

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