What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64172 and 64188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64172 and 64188 is 4.

GCF(64172,64188) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64172 and 64188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64172 and 64188.

How to find the GCF of 64172 and 64188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64172 and 64188. After we will calculate the factors of 64172 and 64188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64172

Prime factors of 64172 are 2, 61, 263. Prime factorization of 64172 in exponential form is:

64172 = 2² × 61¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64188

Prime factors of 64188 are 2, 3, 1783. Prime factorization of 64188 in exponential form is:

64188 = 2² × 3² × 1783¹

Step-3: Factors of 64172

List of positive integer factors of 64172 that divides 64172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 244, 263, 526, 1052, 16043, 32086

Step-4: Factors of 64188

List of positive integer factors of 64188 that divides 64172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1783, 3566, 5349, 7132, 10698, 16047, 21396, 32094

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64172 and 64188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64172 and 64188 is 4.

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