What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67972 and 67988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67972 and 67988 is 4.

GCF(67972,67988) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67972 and 67988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67972 and 67988.

How to find the GCF of 67972 and 67988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67972 and 67988. After we will calculate the factors of 67972 and 67988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67972

Prime factors of 67972 are 2, 16993. Prime factorization of 67972 in exponential form is:

67972 = 2² × 16993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67988

Prime factors of 67988 are 2, 23, 739. Prime factorization of 67988 in exponential form is:

67988 = 2² × 23¹ × 739¹

Step-3: Factors of 67972

List of positive integer factors of 67972 that divides 67972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16993, 33986

Step-4: Factors of 67988

List of positive integer factors of 67988 that divides 67972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 739, 1478, 2956, 16997, 33994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67972 and 67988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67972 and 67988 is 4.

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