What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72648 and 72662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72648 and 72662 is 2.

GCF(72648,72662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72648 and 72662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72648 and 72662.

How to find the GCF of 72648 and 72662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72648 and 72662. After we will calculate the factors of 72648 and 72662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72648

Prime factors of 72648 are 2, 3, 1009. Prime factorization of 72648 in exponential form is:

72648 = 2³ × 3² × 1009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72662

Prime factors of 72662 are 2, 47, 773. Prime factorization of 72662 in exponential form is:

72662 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 72648

List of positive integer factors of 72648 that divides 72648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 1009, 2018, 3027, 4036, 6054, 8072, 9081, 12108, 18162, 24216, 36324

Step-4: Factors of 72662

List of positive integer factors of 72662 that divides 72648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 773, 1546, 36331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72648 and 72662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72648 and 72662 is 2.

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