What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64228 and 64242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64228 and 64242 is 2.

GCF(64228,64242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64228 and 64242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64228 and 64242.

How to find the GCF of 64228 and 64242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64228 and 64242. After we will calculate the factors of 64228 and 64242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64228

Prime factors of 64228 are 2, 16057. Prime factorization of 64228 in exponential form is:

64228 = 2² × 16057¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64242

Prime factors of 64242 are 2, 3, 43, 83. Prime factorization of 64242 in exponential form is:

64242 = 2¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 64228

List of positive integer factors of 64228 that divides 64228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16057, 32114

Step-4: Factors of 64242

List of positive integer factors of 64242 that divides 64228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 43, 83, 86, 129, 166, 249, 258, 387, 498, 747, 774, 1494, 3569, 7138, 10707, 21414, 32121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64228 and 64242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64228 and 64242 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 64228 and 64242