What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72668 and 72676?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72668 and 72676 is 4.

GCF(72668,72676) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72668 and 72676, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72668 and 72676.

How to find the GCF of 72668 and 72676?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72668 and 72676. After we will calculate the factors of 72668 and 72676 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72668

Prime factors of 72668 are 2, 37, 491. Prime factorization of 72668 in exponential form is:

72668 = 2² × 37¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72676

Prime factors of 72676 are 2, 18169. Prime factorization of 72676 in exponential form is:

72676 = 2² × 18169¹

Step-3: Factors of 72668

List of positive integer factors of 72668 that divides 72668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 491, 982, 1964, 18167, 36334

Step-4: Factors of 72676

List of positive integer factors of 72676 that divides 72668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18169, 36338

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72668 and 72676. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72668 and 72676 is 4.

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