What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63556 and 63572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63556 and 63572 is 4.

GCF(63556,63572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63556 and 63572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63556 and 63572.

How to find the GCF of 63556 and 63572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63556 and 63572. After we will calculate the factors of 63556 and 63572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63556

Prime factors of 63556 are 2, 15889. Prime factorization of 63556 in exponential form is:

63556 = 2² × 15889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63572

Prime factors of 63572 are 2, 23, 691. Prime factorization of 63572 in exponential form is:

63572 = 2² × 23¹ × 691¹

Step-3: Factors of 63556

List of positive integer factors of 63556 that divides 63556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15889, 31778

Step-4: Factors of 63572

List of positive integer factors of 63572 that divides 63556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 691, 1382, 2764, 15893, 31786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63556 and 63572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63556 and 63572 is 4.

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