What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65556 and 65574?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65556 and 65574 is 18.

GCF(65556,65574) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65556 and 65574, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65556 and 65574.

How to find the GCF of 65556 and 65574?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65556 and 65574. After we will calculate the factors of 65556 and 65574 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65556

Prime factors of 65556 are 2, 3, 607. Prime factorization of 65556 in exponential form is:

65556 = 2² × 3³ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65574

Prime factors of 65574 are 2, 3, 3643. Prime factorization of 65574 in exponential form is:

65574 = 2¹ × 3² × 3643¹

Step-3: Factors of 65556

List of positive integer factors of 65556 that divides 65556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 607, 1214, 1821, 2428, 3642, 5463, 7284, 10926, 16389, 21852, 32778

Step-4: Factors of 65574

List of positive integer factors of 65574 that divides 65556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3643, 7286, 10929, 21858, 32787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65556 and 65574. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65556 and 65574 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 65556 and 65574