What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72544 and 72552?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72544 and 72552 is 8.

GCF(72544,72552) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72544 and 72552, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72544 and 72552.

How to find the GCF of 72544 and 72552?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72544 and 72552. After we will calculate the factors of 72544 and 72552 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72544

Prime factors of 72544 are 2, 2267. Prime factorization of 72544 in exponential form is:

72544 = 2⁵ × 2267¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72552

Prime factors of 72552 are 2, 3, 3023. Prime factorization of 72552 in exponential form is:

72552 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3023¹

Step-3: Factors of 72544

List of positive integer factors of 72544 that divides 72544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2267, 4534, 9068, 18136, 36272

Step-4: Factors of 72552

List of positive integer factors of 72552 that divides 72544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3023, 6046, 9069, 12092, 18138, 24184, 36276

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72544 and 72552. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72544 and 72552 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72544 and 72552