What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64732 and 64742?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64732 and 64742 is 2.

GCF(64732,64742) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64732 and 64742, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64732 and 64742.

How to find the GCF of 64732 and 64742?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64732 and 64742. After we will calculate the factors of 64732 and 64742 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64732

Prime factors of 64732 are 2, 16183. Prime factorization of 64732 in exponential form is:

64732 = 2² × 16183¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64742

Prime factors of 64742 are 2, 32371. Prime factorization of 64742 in exponential form is:

64742 = 2¹ × 32371¹

Step-3: Factors of 64732

List of positive integer factors of 64732 that divides 64732 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16183, 32366

Step-4: Factors of 64742

List of positive integer factors of 64742 that divides 64732 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32371

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64732 and 64742. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64732 and 64742 is 2.

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