What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64972 and 64986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64972 and 64986 is 2.

GCF(64972,64986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64972 and 64986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64972 and 64986.

How to find the GCF of 64972 and 64986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64972 and 64986. After we will calculate the factors of 64972 and 64986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64972

Prime factors of 64972 are 2, 37, 439. Prime factorization of 64972 in exponential form is:

64972 = 2² × 37¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64986

Prime factors of 64986 are 2, 3, 10831. Prime factorization of 64986 in exponential form is:

64986 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10831¹

Step-3: Factors of 64972

List of positive integer factors of 64972 that divides 64972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 439, 878, 1756, 16243, 32486

Step-4: Factors of 64986

List of positive integer factors of 64986 that divides 64972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10831, 21662, 32493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64972 and 64986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64972 and 64986 is 2.

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