What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72808 and 72827?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72808 and 72827 is 19.

GCF(72808,72827) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72808 and 72827, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72808 and 72827.

How to find the GCF of 72808 and 72827?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72808 and 72827. After we will calculate the factors of 72808 and 72827 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72808

Prime factors of 72808 are 2, 19, 479. Prime factorization of 72808 in exponential form is:

72808 = 2³ × 19¹ × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72827

Prime factors of 72827 are 19, 3833. Prime factorization of 72827 in exponential form is:

72827 = 19¹ × 3833¹

Step-3: Factors of 72808

List of positive integer factors of 72808 that divides 72808 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 479, 958, 1916, 3832, 9101, 18202, 36404

Step-4: Factors of 72827

List of positive integer factors of 72827 that divides 72808 without a remainder.

1, 19, 3833

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72808 and 72827. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72808 and 72827 is 19.

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