What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64472 and 64486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64472 and 64486 is 2.

GCF(64472,64486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64472 and 64486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64472 and 64486.

How to find the GCF of 64472 and 64486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64472 and 64486. After we will calculate the factors of 64472 and 64486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64472

Prime factors of 64472 are 2, 8059. Prime factorization of 64472 in exponential form is:

64472 = 2³ × 8059¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64486

Prime factors of 64486 are 2, 19, 1697. Prime factorization of 64486 in exponential form is:

64486 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1697¹

Step-3: Factors of 64472

List of positive integer factors of 64472 that divides 64472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 8059, 16118, 32236

Step-4: Factors of 64486

List of positive integer factors of 64486 that divides 64472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1697, 3394, 32243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64472 and 64486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64472 and 64486 is 2.

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