What is the Greatest Common Factor of 80572 and 80578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 80572 and 80578 is 2.

GCF(80572,80578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 80572 and 80578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 80572 and 80578.

How to find the GCF of 80572 and 80578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 80572 and 80578. After we will calculate the factors of 80572 and 80578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 80572

Prime factors of 80572 are 2, 20143. Prime factorization of 80572 in exponential form is:

80572 = 2² × 20143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 80578

Prime factors of 80578 are 2, 40289. Prime factorization of 80578 in exponential form is:

80578 = 2¹ × 40289¹

Step-3: Factors of 80572

List of positive integer factors of 80572 that divides 80572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20143, 40286

Step-4: Factors of 80578

List of positive integer factors of 80578 that divides 80572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 40289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 80572 and 80578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 80572 and 80578 is 2.

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