What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72042 and 72046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72042 and 72046 is 2.

GCF(72042,72046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72042 and 72046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72042 and 72046.

How to find the GCF of 72042 and 72046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72042 and 72046. After we will calculate the factors of 72042 and 72046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72042

Prime factors of 72042 are 2, 3, 12007. Prime factorization of 72042 in exponential form is:

72042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12007¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72046

Prime factors of 72046 are 2, 13, 17, 163. Prime factorization of 72046 in exponential form is:

72046 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 72042

List of positive integer factors of 72042 that divides 72042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12007, 24014, 36021

Step-4: Factors of 72046

List of positive integer factors of 72046 that divides 72042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 163, 221, 326, 442, 2119, 2771, 4238, 5542, 36023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72042 and 72046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72042 and 72046 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72042 and 72046