What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73232 and 73238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73232 and 73238 is 2.

GCF(73232,73238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73232 and 73238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73232 and 73238.

How to find the GCF of 73232 and 73238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73232 and 73238. After we will calculate the factors of 73232 and 73238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73232

Prime factors of 73232 are 2, 23, 199. Prime factorization of 73232 in exponential form is:

73232 = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73238

Prime factors of 73238 are 2, 11, 3329. Prime factorization of 73238 in exponential form is:

73238 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3329¹

Step-3: Factors of 73232

List of positive integer factors of 73232 that divides 73232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 46, 92, 184, 199, 368, 398, 796, 1592, 3184, 4577, 9154, 18308, 36616

Step-4: Factors of 73238

List of positive integer factors of 73238 that divides 73232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3329, 6658, 36619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73232 and 73238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73232 and 73238 is 2.

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