What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72516 and 72532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72516 and 72532 is 4.

GCF(72516,72532) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72516 and 72532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72516 and 72532.

How to find the GCF of 72516 and 72532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72516 and 72532. After we will calculate the factors of 72516 and 72532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72516

Prime factors of 72516 are 2, 3, 6043. Prime factorization of 72516 in exponential form is:

72516 = 2² × 3¹ × 6043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72532

Prime factors of 72532 are 2, 18133. Prime factorization of 72532 in exponential form is:

72532 = 2² × 18133¹

Step-3: Factors of 72516

List of positive integer factors of 72516 that divides 72516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6043, 12086, 18129, 24172, 36258

Step-4: Factors of 72532

List of positive integer factors of 72532 that divides 72516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18133, 36266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72516 and 72532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72516 and 72532 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72516 and 72532