What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72028 and 72044?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72028 and 72044 is 4.

GCF(72028,72044) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72028 and 72044, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72028 and 72044.

How to find the GCF of 72028 and 72044?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72028 and 72044. After we will calculate the factors of 72028 and 72044 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72028

Prime factors of 72028 are 2, 11, 1637. Prime factorization of 72028 in exponential form is:

72028 = 2² × 11¹ × 1637¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72044

Prime factors of 72044 are 2, 7, 31, 83. Prime factorization of 72044 in exponential form is:

72044 = 2² × 7¹ × 31¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 72028

List of positive integer factors of 72028 that divides 72028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1637, 3274, 6548, 18007, 36014

Step-4: Factors of 72044

List of positive integer factors of 72044 that divides 72028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 31, 62, 83, 124, 166, 217, 332, 434, 581, 868, 1162, 2324, 2573, 5146, 10292, 18011, 36022

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72028 and 72044. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72028 and 72044 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72028 and 72044