What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72256 and 72260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72256 and 72260 is 4.

GCF(72256,72260) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72256 and 72260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72256 and 72260.

How to find the GCF of 72256 and 72260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72256 and 72260. After we will calculate the factors of 72256 and 72260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72256

Prime factors of 72256 are 2, 1129. Prime factorization of 72256 in exponential form is:

72256 = 2⁶ × 1129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72260

Prime factors of 72260 are 2, 5, 3613. Prime factorization of 72260 in exponential form is:

72260 = 2² × 5¹ × 3613¹

Step-3: Factors of 72256

List of positive integer factors of 72256 that divides 72256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 1129, 2258, 4516, 9032, 18064, 36128

Step-4: Factors of 72260

List of positive integer factors of 72260 that divides 72256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 3613, 7226, 14452, 18065, 36130

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72256 and 72260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72256 and 72260 is 4.

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