What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72438 and 72442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72438 and 72442 is 2.

GCF(72438,72442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72438 and 72442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72438 and 72442.

How to find the GCF of 72438 and 72442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72438 and 72442. After we will calculate the factors of 72438 and 72442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72438

Prime factors of 72438 are 2, 3, 12073. Prime factorization of 72438 in exponential form is:

72438 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12073¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72442

Prime factors of 72442 are 2, 29, 1249. Prime factorization of 72442 in exponential form is:

72442 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1249¹

Step-3: Factors of 72438

List of positive integer factors of 72438 that divides 72438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12073, 24146, 36219

Step-4: Factors of 72442

List of positive integer factors of 72442 that divides 72438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1249, 2498, 36221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72438 and 72442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72438 and 72442 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72438 and 72442