What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73556 and 73560?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73556 and 73560 is 4.

GCF(73556,73560) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73556 and 73560, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73556 and 73560.

How to find the GCF of 73556 and 73560?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73556 and 73560. After we will calculate the factors of 73556 and 73560 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73556

Prime factors of 73556 are 2, 7, 37, 71. Prime factorization of 73556 in exponential form is:

73556 = 2² × 7¹ × 37¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73560

Prime factors of 73560 are 2, 3, 5, 613. Prime factorization of 73560 in exponential form is:

73560 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 613¹

Step-3: Factors of 73556

List of positive integer factors of 73556 that divides 73556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 37, 71, 74, 142, 148, 259, 284, 497, 518, 994, 1036, 1988, 2627, 5254, 10508, 18389, 36778

Step-4: Factors of 73560

List of positive integer factors of 73560 that divides 73556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 613, 1226, 1839, 2452, 3065, 3678, 4904, 6130, 7356, 9195, 12260, 14712, 18390, 24520, 36780

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73556 and 73560. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73556 and 73560 is 4.

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