What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72444 and 72458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72444 and 72458 is 2.

GCF(72444,72458) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72444 and 72458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72444 and 72458.

How to find the GCF of 72444 and 72458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72444 and 72458. After we will calculate the factors of 72444 and 72458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72444

Prime factors of 72444 are 2, 3, 6037. Prime factorization of 72444 in exponential form is:

72444 = 2² × 3¹ × 6037¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72458

Prime factors of 72458 are 2, 36229. Prime factorization of 72458 in exponential form is:

72458 = 2¹ × 36229¹

Step-3: Factors of 72444

List of positive integer factors of 72444 that divides 72444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6037, 12074, 18111, 24148, 36222

Step-4: Factors of 72458

List of positive integer factors of 72458 that divides 72444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72444 and 72458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72444 and 72458 is 2.

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