What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73266 and 73278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73266 and 73278 is 6.

GCF(73266,73278) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73266 and 73278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73266 and 73278.

How to find the GCF of 73266 and 73278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73266 and 73278. After we will calculate the factors of 73266 and 73278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73266

Prime factors of 73266 are 2, 3, 12211. Prime factorization of 73266 in exponential form is:

73266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73278

Prime factors of 73278 are 2, 3, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 73278 in exponential form is:

73278 = 2¹ × 3³ × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 73266

List of positive integer factors of 73266 that divides 73266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12211, 24422, 36633

Step-4: Factors of 73278

List of positive integer factors of 73278 that divides 73266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 23, 27, 46, 54, 59, 69, 118, 138, 177, 207, 354, 414, 531, 621, 1062, 1242, 1357, 1593, 2714, 3186, 4071, 8142, 12213, 24426, 36639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73266 and 73278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73266 and 73278 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73266 and 73278