What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72486 and 72506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72486 and 72506 is 2.

GCF(72486,72506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72486 and 72506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72486 and 72506.

How to find the GCF of 72486 and 72506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72486 and 72506. After we will calculate the factors of 72486 and 72506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72486

Prime factors of 72486 are 2, 3, 4027. Prime factorization of 72486 in exponential form is:

72486 = 2¹ × 3² × 4027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72506

Prime factors of 72506 are 2, 7, 5179. Prime factorization of 72506 in exponential form is:

72506 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5179¹

Step-3: Factors of 72486

List of positive integer factors of 72486 that divides 72486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4027, 8054, 12081, 24162, 36243

Step-4: Factors of 72506

List of positive integer factors of 72506 that divides 72486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 5179, 10358, 36253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72486 and 72506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72486 and 72506 is 2.

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