What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76864 and 76868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76864 and 76868 is 4.

GCF(76864,76868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76864 and 76868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76864 and 76868.

How to find the GCF of 76864 and 76868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76864 and 76868. After we will calculate the factors of 76864 and 76868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76864

Prime factors of 76864 are 2, 1201. Prime factorization of 76864 in exponential form is:

76864 = 2⁶ × 1201¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76868

Prime factors of 76868 are 2, 11, 1747. Prime factorization of 76868 in exponential form is:

76868 = 2² × 11¹ × 1747¹

Step-3: Factors of 76864

List of positive integer factors of 76864 that divides 76864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 1201, 2402, 4804, 9608, 19216, 38432

Step-4: Factors of 76868

List of positive integer factors of 76868 that divides 76864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1747, 3494, 6988, 19217, 38434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76864 and 76868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76864 and 76868 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 76864 and 76868