What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66056 and 66072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66056 and 66072 is 8.

GCF(66056,66072) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66056 and 66072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66056 and 66072.

How to find the GCF of 66056 and 66072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66056 and 66072. After we will calculate the factors of 66056 and 66072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66056

Prime factors of 66056 are 2, 23, 359. Prime factorization of 66056 in exponential form is:

66056 = 2³ × 23¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66072

Prime factors of 66072 are 2, 3, 2753. Prime factorization of 66072 in exponential form is:

66072 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2753¹

Step-3: Factors of 66056

List of positive integer factors of 66056 that divides 66056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 46, 92, 184, 359, 718, 1436, 2872, 8257, 16514, 33028

Step-4: Factors of 66072

List of positive integer factors of 66072 that divides 66056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2753, 5506, 8259, 11012, 16518, 22024, 33036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66056 and 66072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66056 and 66072 is 8.

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