What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72186 and 72202?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72186 and 72202 is 2.

GCF(72186,72202) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72186 and 72202, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72186 and 72202.

How to find the GCF of 72186 and 72202?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72186 and 72202. After we will calculate the factors of 72186 and 72202 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72186

Prime factors of 72186 are 2, 3, 53, 227. Prime factorization of 72186 in exponential form is:

72186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72202

Prime factors of 72202 are 2, 13, 2777. Prime factorization of 72202 in exponential form is:

72202 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2777¹

Step-3: Factors of 72186

List of positive integer factors of 72186 that divides 72186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 106, 159, 227, 318, 454, 681, 1362, 12031, 24062, 36093

Step-4: Factors of 72202

List of positive integer factors of 72202 that divides 72186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2777, 5554, 36101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72186 and 72202. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72186 and 72202 is 2.

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