What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72456 and 72470?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72456 and 72470 is 2.

GCF(72456,72470) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72456 and 72470, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72456 and 72470.

How to find the GCF of 72456 and 72470?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72456 and 72470. After we will calculate the factors of 72456 and 72470 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72456

Prime factors of 72456 are 2, 3, 3019. Prime factorization of 72456 in exponential form is:

72456 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72470

Prime factors of 72470 are 2, 5, 7247. Prime factorization of 72470 in exponential form is:

72470 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7247¹

Step-3: Factors of 72456

List of positive integer factors of 72456 that divides 72456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3019, 6038, 9057, 12076, 18114, 24152, 36228

Step-4: Factors of 72470

List of positive integer factors of 72470 that divides 72456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 7247, 14494, 36235

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72456 and 72470. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72456 and 72470 is 2.

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