What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76572 and 76586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76572 and 76586 is 2.

GCF(76572,76586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76572 and 76586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76572 and 76586.

How to find the GCF of 76572 and 76586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76572 and 76586. After we will calculate the factors of 76572 and 76586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76572

Prime factors of 76572 are 2, 3, 709. Prime factorization of 76572 in exponential form is:

76572 = 2² × 3³ × 709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76586

Prime factors of 76586 are 2, 149, 257. Prime factorization of 76586 in exponential form is:

76586 = 2¹ × 149¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 76572

List of positive integer factors of 76572 that divides 76572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 709, 1418, 2127, 2836, 4254, 6381, 8508, 12762, 19143, 25524, 38286

Step-4: Factors of 76586

List of positive integer factors of 76586 that divides 76572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149, 257, 298, 514, 38293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76572 and 76586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76572 and 76586 is 2.

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