What is the Greatest Common Factor of 75532 and 75538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 75532 and 75538 is 2.

GCF(75532,75538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 75532 and 75538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 75532 and 75538.

How to find the GCF of 75532 and 75538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 75532 and 75538. After we will calculate the factors of 75532 and 75538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 75532

Prime factors of 75532 are 2, 23, 821. Prime factorization of 75532 in exponential form is:

75532 = 2² × 23¹ × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 75538

Prime factors of 75538 are 2, 179, 211. Prime factorization of 75538 in exponential form is:

75538 = 2¹ × 179¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 75532

List of positive integer factors of 75532 that divides 75532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 821, 1642, 3284, 18883, 37766

Step-4: Factors of 75538

List of positive integer factors of 75538 that divides 75532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 179, 211, 358, 422, 37769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 75532 and 75538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 75532 and 75538 is 2.

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