What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66472 and 66476?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66472 and 66476 is 4.

GCF(66472,66476) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66472 and 66476, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66472 and 66476.

How to find the GCF of 66472 and 66476?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66472 and 66476. After we will calculate the factors of 66472 and 66476 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66472

Prime factors of 66472 are 2, 7, 1187. Prime factorization of 66472 in exponential form is:

66472 = 2³ × 7¹ × 1187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66476

Prime factors of 66476 are 2, 16619. Prime factorization of 66476 in exponential form is:

66476 = 2² × 16619¹

Step-3: Factors of 66472

List of positive integer factors of 66472 that divides 66472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 1187, 2374, 4748, 8309, 9496, 16618, 33236

Step-4: Factors of 66476

List of positive integer factors of 66476 that divides 66472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16619, 33238

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66472 and 66476. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66472 and 66476 is 4.

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