What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73246 and 73264?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73246 and 73264 is 2.

GCF(73246,73264) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73246 and 73264, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73246 and 73264.

How to find the GCF of 73246 and 73264?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73246 and 73264. After we will calculate the factors of 73246 and 73264 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73246

Prime factors of 73246 are 2, 53, 691. Prime factorization of 73246 in exponential form is:

73246 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73264

Prime factors of 73264 are 2, 19, 241. Prime factorization of 73264 in exponential form is:

73264 = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 73246

List of positive integer factors of 73246 that divides 73246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 691, 1382, 36623

Step-4: Factors of 73264

List of positive integer factors of 73264 that divides 73246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 38, 76, 152, 241, 304, 482, 964, 1928, 3856, 4579, 9158, 18316, 36632

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73246 and 73264. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73246 and 73264 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73246 and 73264