What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73564 and 73582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73564 and 73582 is 2.

GCF(73564,73582) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73564 and 73582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73564 and 73582.

How to find the GCF of 73564 and 73582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73564 and 73582. After we will calculate the factors of 73564 and 73582 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 73582

Prime factors of 73582 are 2, 36791. Prime factorization of 73582 in exponential form is:

73582 = 2¹ × 36791¹

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 73582

List of positive integer factors of 73582 that divides 73564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36791

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73564 and 73582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73564 and 73582 is 2.

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