What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72204 and 72218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72204 and 72218 is 2.

GCF(72204,72218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72204 and 72218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72204 and 72218.

How to find the GCF of 72204 and 72218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72204 and 72218. After we will calculate the factors of 72204 and 72218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72204

Prime factors of 72204 are 2, 3, 11, 547. Prime factorization of 72204 in exponential form is:

72204 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72218

Prime factors of 72218 are 2, 36109. Prime factorization of 72218 in exponential form is:

72218 = 2¹ × 36109¹

Step-3: Factors of 72204

List of positive integer factors of 72204 that divides 72204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 547, 1094, 1641, 2188, 3282, 6017, 6564, 12034, 18051, 24068, 36102

Step-4: Factors of 72218

List of positive integer factors of 72218 that divides 72204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72204 and 72218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72204 and 72218 is 2.

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