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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72606 and 72626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72606 and 72626 is 2.

GCF(72606,72626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72606 and 72626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72606 and 72626.

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How to find the GCF of 72606 and 72626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72606 and 72626. After we will calculate the factors of 72606 and 72626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72606

Prime factors of 72606 are 2, 3, 12101. Prime factorization of 72606 in exponential form is:

72606 = 21 × 31 × 121011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72626

Prime factors of 72626 are 2, 36313. Prime factorization of 72626 in exponential form is:

72626 = 21 × 363131

Step-3: Factors of 72606

List of positive integer factors of 72606 that divides 72606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12101, 24202, 36303

Step-4: Factors of 72626

List of positive integer factors of 72626 that divides 72606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72606 and 72626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72606 and 72626 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72606 and 72626