What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64536 and 64548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64536 and 64548 is 12.

GCF(64536,64548) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64536 and 64548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64536 and 64548.

How to find the GCF of 64536 and 64548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64536 and 64548. After we will calculate the factors of 64536 and 64548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64536

Prime factors of 64536 are 2, 3, 2689. Prime factorization of 64536 in exponential form is:

64536 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2689¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64548

Prime factors of 64548 are 2, 3, 11, 163. Prime factorization of 64548 in exponential form is:

64548 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 64536

List of positive integer factors of 64536 that divides 64536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2689, 5378, 8067, 10756, 16134, 21512, 32268

Step-4: Factors of 64548

List of positive integer factors of 64548 that divides 64536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 132, 163, 198, 326, 396, 489, 652, 978, 1467, 1793, 1956, 2934, 3586, 5379, 5868, 7172, 10758, 16137, 21516, 32274

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64536 and 64548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64536 and 64548 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 64536 and 64548