What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76716 and 76732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76716 and 76732 is 4.

GCF(76716,76732) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76716 and 76732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76716 and 76732.

How to find the GCF of 76716 and 76732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76716 and 76732. After we will calculate the factors of 76716 and 76732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76716

Prime factors of 76716 are 2, 3, 2131. Prime factorization of 76716 in exponential form is:

76716 = 2² × 3² × 2131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76732

Prime factors of 76732 are 2, 19183. Prime factorization of 76732 in exponential form is:

76732 = 2² × 19183¹

Step-3: Factors of 76716

List of positive integer factors of 76716 that divides 76716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2131, 4262, 6393, 8524, 12786, 19179, 25572, 38358

Step-4: Factors of 76732

List of positive integer factors of 76732 that divides 76716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19183, 38366

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76716 and 76732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76716 and 76732 is 4.

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