What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72082 and 72100?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72082 and 72100 is 2.

GCF(72082,72100) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72082 and 72100, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72082 and 72100.

How to find the GCF of 72082 and 72100?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72082 and 72100. After we will calculate the factors of 72082 and 72100 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72082

Prime factors of 72082 are 2, 23, 1567. Prime factorization of 72082 in exponential form is:

72082 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1567¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72100

Prime factors of 72100 are 2, 5, 7, 103. Prime factorization of 72100 in exponential form is:

72100 = 2² × 5² × 7¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 72082

List of positive integer factors of 72082 that divides 72082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1567, 3134, 36041

Step-4: Factors of 72100

List of positive integer factors of 72100 that divides 72082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 50, 70, 100, 103, 140, 175, 206, 350, 412, 515, 700, 721, 1030, 1442, 2060, 2575, 2884, 3605, 5150, 7210, 10300, 14420, 18025, 36050

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72082 and 72100. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72082 and 72100 is 2.

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