What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72258 and 72272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72258 and 72272 is 2.

GCF(72258,72272) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72258 and 72272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72258 and 72272.

How to find the GCF of 72258 and 72272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72258 and 72272. After we will calculate the factors of 72258 and 72272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72258

Prime factors of 72258 are 2, 3, 12043. Prime factorization of 72258 in exponential form is:

72258 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72272

Prime factors of 72272 are 2, 4517. Prime factorization of 72272 in exponential form is:

72272 = 2⁴ × 4517¹

Step-3: Factors of 72258

List of positive integer factors of 72258 that divides 72258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12043, 24086, 36129

Step-4: Factors of 72272

List of positive integer factors of 72272 that divides 72258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 4517, 9034, 18068, 36136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72258 and 72272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72258 and 72272 is 2.

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