What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72356 and 72374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72356 and 72374 is 2.

GCF(72356,72374) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72356 and 72374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72356 and 72374.

How to find the GCF of 72356 and 72374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72356 and 72374. After we will calculate the factors of 72356 and 72374 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72356

Prime factors of 72356 are 2, 18089. Prime factorization of 72356 in exponential form is:

72356 = 2² × 18089¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72374

Prime factors of 72374 are 2, 36187. Prime factorization of 72374 in exponential form is:

72374 = 2¹ × 36187¹

Step-3: Factors of 72356

List of positive integer factors of 72356 that divides 72356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18089, 36178

Step-4: Factors of 72374

List of positive integer factors of 72374 that divides 72356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72356 and 72374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72356 and 72374 is 2.

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