What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70572 and 70586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70572 and 70586 is 2.

GCF(70572,70586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70572 and 70586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70572 and 70586.

How to find the GCF of 70572 and 70586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70572 and 70586. After we will calculate the factors of 70572 and 70586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70572

Prime factors of 70572 are 2, 3, 5881. Prime factorization of 70572 in exponential form is:

70572 = 2² × 3¹ × 5881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70586

Prime factors of 70586 are 2, 29, 1217. Prime factorization of 70586 in exponential form is:

70586 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1217¹

Step-3: Factors of 70572

List of positive integer factors of 70572 that divides 70572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5881, 11762, 17643, 23524, 35286

Step-4: Factors of 70586

List of positive integer factors of 70586 that divides 70572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1217, 2434, 35293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70572 and 70586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70572 and 70586 is 2.

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