What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65716 and 65720?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65716 and 65720 is 4.

GCF(65716,65720) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65716 and 65720, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65716 and 65720.

How to find the GCF of 65716 and 65720?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65716 and 65720. After we will calculate the factors of 65716 and 65720 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65716

Prime factors of 65716 are 2, 7, 2347. Prime factorization of 65716 in exponential form is:

65716 = 2² × 7¹ × 2347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65720

Prime factors of 65720 are 2, 5, 31, 53. Prime factorization of 65720 in exponential form is:

65720 = 2³ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 65716

List of positive integer factors of 65716 that divides 65716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 2347, 4694, 9388, 16429, 32858

Step-4: Factors of 65720

List of positive integer factors of 65720 that divides 65716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 31, 40, 53, 62, 106, 124, 155, 212, 248, 265, 310, 424, 530, 620, 1060, 1240, 1643, 2120, 3286, 6572, 8215, 13144, 16430, 32860

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65716 and 65720. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65716 and 65720 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 65716 and 65720