What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72442 and 72450?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72442 and 72450 is 2.

GCF(72442,72450) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72442 and 72450, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72442 and 72450.

How to find the GCF of 72442 and 72450?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72442 and 72450. After we will calculate the factors of 72442 and 72450 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 72450

Prime factors of 72450 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 72450 in exponential form is:

72450 = 2¹ × 3² × 5² × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 72442

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 72450

List of positive integer factors of 72450 that divides 72442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 21, 23, 25, 30, 35, 42, 45, 46, 50, 63, 69, 70, 75, 90, 105, 115, 126, 138, 150, 161, 175, 207, 210, 225, 230, 315, 322, 345, 350, 414, 450, 483, 525, 575, 630, 690, 805, 966, 1035, 1050, 1150, 1449, 1575, 1610, 1725, 2070, 2415, 2898, 3150, 3450, 4025, 4830, 5175, 7245, 8050, 10350, 12075, 14490, 24150, 36225

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72442 and 72450. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72442 and 72450 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72442 and 72450