What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65718 and 65732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65718 and 65732 is 2.

GCF(65718,65732) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65718 and 65732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65718 and 65732.

How to find the GCF of 65718 and 65732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65718 and 65732. After we will calculate the factors of 65718 and 65732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65718

Prime factors of 65718 are 2, 3, 1217. Prime factorization of 65718 in exponential form is:

65718 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1217¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65732

Prime factors of 65732 are 2, 16433. Prime factorization of 65732 in exponential form is:

65732 = 2² × 16433¹

Step-3: Factors of 65718

List of positive integer factors of 65718 that divides 65718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1217, 2434, 3651, 7302, 10953, 21906, 32859

Step-4: Factors of 65732

List of positive integer factors of 65732 that divides 65718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16433, 32866

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65718 and 65732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65718 and 65732 is 2.

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