What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67272 and 67286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67272 and 67286 is 2.

GCF(67272,67286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67272 and 67286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67272 and 67286.

How to find the GCF of 67272 and 67286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67272 and 67286. After we will calculate the factors of 67272 and 67286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67272

Prime factors of 67272 are 2, 3, 2803. Prime factorization of 67272 in exponential form is:

67272 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2803¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67286

Prime factors of 67286 are 2, 17, 1979. Prime factorization of 67286 in exponential form is:

67286 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1979¹

Step-3: Factors of 67272

List of positive integer factors of 67272 that divides 67272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2803, 5606, 8409, 11212, 16818, 22424, 33636

Step-4: Factors of 67286

List of positive integer factors of 67286 that divides 67272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1979, 3958, 33643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67272 and 67286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67272 and 67286 is 2.

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