What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72584 and 72596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72584 and 72596 is 4.

GCF(72584,72596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72584 and 72596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72584 and 72596.

How to find the GCF of 72584 and 72596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72584 and 72596. After we will calculate the factors of 72584 and 72596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72584

Prime factors of 72584 are 2, 43, 211. Prime factorization of 72584 in exponential form is:

72584 = 2³ × 43¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72596

Prime factors of 72596 are 2, 18149. Prime factorization of 72596 in exponential form is:

72596 = 2² × 18149¹

Step-3: Factors of 72584

List of positive integer factors of 72584 that divides 72584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 43, 86, 172, 211, 344, 422, 844, 1688, 9073, 18146, 36292

Step-4: Factors of 72596

List of positive integer factors of 72596 that divides 72584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18149, 36298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72584 and 72596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72584 and 72596 is 4.

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