What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96432 and 96436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96432 and 96436 is 4.

GCF(96432,96436) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96432 and 96436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96432 and 96436.

How to find the GCF of 96432 and 96436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96432 and 96436. After we will calculate the factors of 96432 and 96436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96432

Prime factors of 96432 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 96432 in exponential form is:

96432 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7² × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96436

Prime factors of 96436 are 2, 24109. Prime factorization of 96436 in exponential form is:

96436 = 2² × 24109¹

Step-3: Factors of 96432

List of positive integer factors of 96432 that divides 96432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 41, 42, 48, 49, 56, 82, 84, 98, 112, 123, 147, 164, 168, 196, 246, 287, 294, 328, 336, 392, 492, 574, 588, 656, 784, 861, 984, 1148, 1176, 1722, 1968, 2009, 2296, 2352, 3444, 4018, 4592, 6027, 6888, 8036, 12054, 13776, 16072, 24108, 32144, 48216

Step-4: Factors of 96436

List of positive integer factors of 96436 that divides 96432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 24109, 48218

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96432 and 96436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96432 and 96436 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 96432 and 96436