What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71664 and 71679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71664 and 71679 is 3.

GCF(71664,71679) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71664 and 71679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71664 and 71679.

How to find the GCF of 71664 and 71679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71664 and 71679. After we will calculate the factors of 71664 and 71679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71664

Prime factors of 71664 are 2, 3, 1493. Prime factorization of 71664 in exponential form is:

71664 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71679

Prime factors of 71679 are 3, 23893. Prime factorization of 71679 in exponential form is:

71679 = 3¹ × 23893¹

Step-3: Factors of 71664

List of positive integer factors of 71664 that divides 71664 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1493, 2986, 4479, 5972, 8958, 11944, 17916, 23888, 35832

Step-4: Factors of 71679

List of positive integer factors of 71679 that divides 71664 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71664 and 71679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71664 and 71679 is 3.

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