What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73564 and 73568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73564 and 73568 is 4.

GCF(73564,73568) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73564 and 73568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73564 and 73568.

How to find the GCF of 73564 and 73568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73564 and 73568. After we will calculate the factors of 73564 and 73568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73564

Prime factors of 73564 are 2, 53, 347. Prime factorization of 73564 in exponential form is:

73564 = 2² × 53¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73568

Prime factors of 73568 are 2, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 73568 in exponential form is:

73568 = 2⁵ × 11² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 73564

List of positive integer factors of 73564 that divides 73564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 212, 347, 694, 1388, 18391, 36782

Step-4: Factors of 73568

List of positive integer factors of 73568 that divides 73564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 19, 22, 32, 38, 44, 76, 88, 121, 152, 176, 209, 242, 304, 352, 418, 484, 608, 836, 968, 1672, 1936, 2299, 3344, 3872, 4598, 6688, 9196, 18392, 36784

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73564 and 73568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73564 and 73568 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73564 and 73568