What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72572 and 72588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72572 and 72588 is 4.

GCF(72572,72588) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72572 and 72588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72572 and 72588.

How to find the GCF of 72572 and 72588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72572 and 72588. After we will calculate the factors of 72572 and 72588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72572

Prime factors of 72572 are 2, 18143. Prime factorization of 72572 in exponential form is:

72572 = 2² × 18143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72588

Prime factors of 72588 are 2, 3, 23, 263. Prime factorization of 72588 in exponential form is:

72588 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 72572

List of positive integer factors of 72572 that divides 72572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18143, 36286

Step-4: Factors of 72588

List of positive integer factors of 72588 that divides 72572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 92, 138, 263, 276, 526, 789, 1052, 1578, 3156, 6049, 12098, 18147, 24196, 36294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72572 and 72588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72572 and 72588 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72572 and 72588