What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72598 and 72612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72598 and 72612 is 2.

GCF(72598,72612) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72598 and 72612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72598 and 72612.

How to find the GCF of 72598 and 72612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72598 and 72612. After we will calculate the factors of 72598 and 72612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72598

Prime factors of 72598 are 2, 36299. Prime factorization of 72598 in exponential form is:

72598 = 2¹ × 36299¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72612

Prime factors of 72612 are 2, 3, 2017. Prime factorization of 72612 in exponential form is:

72612 = 2² × 3² × 2017¹

Step-3: Factors of 72598

List of positive integer factors of 72598 that divides 72598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36299

Step-4: Factors of 72612

List of positive integer factors of 72612 that divides 72598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2017, 4034, 6051, 8068, 12102, 18153, 24204, 36306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72598 and 72612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72598 and 72612 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72598 and 72612