What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76940 and 76952?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76940 and 76952 is 4.

GCF(76940,76952) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76940 and 76952, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76940 and 76952.

How to find the GCF of 76940 and 76952?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76940 and 76952. After we will calculate the factors of 76940 and 76952 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76940

Prime factors of 76940 are 2, 5, 3847. Prime factorization of 76940 in exponential form is:

76940 = 2² × 5¹ × 3847¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76952

Prime factors of 76952 are 2, 9619. Prime factorization of 76952 in exponential form is:

76952 = 2³ × 9619¹

Step-3: Factors of 76940

List of positive integer factors of 76940 that divides 76940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 3847, 7694, 15388, 19235, 38470

Step-4: Factors of 76952

List of positive integer factors of 76952 that divides 76940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9619, 19238, 38476

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76940 and 76952. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76940 and 76952 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 76940 and 76952