What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73544 and 73562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73544 and 73562 is 2.

GCF(73544,73562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73544 and 73562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73544 and 73562.

How to find the GCF of 73544 and 73562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73544 and 73562. After we will calculate the factors of 73544 and 73562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73544

Prime factors of 73544 are 2, 29, 317. Prime factorization of 73544 in exponential form is:

73544 = 2³ × 29¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73562

Prime factors of 73562 are 2, 36781. Prime factorization of 73562 in exponential form is:

73562 = 2¹ × 36781¹

Step-3: Factors of 73544

List of positive integer factors of 73544 that divides 73544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116, 232, 317, 634, 1268, 2536, 9193, 18386, 36772

Step-4: Factors of 73562

List of positive integer factors of 73562 that divides 73544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73544 and 73562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73544 and 73562 is 2.

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