What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64556 and 64572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64556 and 64572 is 4.

GCF(64556,64572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64556 and 64572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64556 and 64572.

How to find the GCF of 64556 and 64572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64556 and 64572. After we will calculate the factors of 64556 and 64572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64556

Prime factors of 64556 are 2, 16139. Prime factorization of 64556 in exponential form is:

64556 = 2² × 16139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64572

Prime factors of 64572 are 2, 3, 5381. Prime factorization of 64572 in exponential form is:

64572 = 2² × 3¹ × 5381¹

Step-3: Factors of 64556

List of positive integer factors of 64556 that divides 64556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16139, 32278

Step-4: Factors of 64572

List of positive integer factors of 64572 that divides 64556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5381, 10762, 16143, 21524, 32286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64556 and 64572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64556 and 64572 is 4.

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