What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96556 and 96572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96556 and 96572 is 4.

GCF(96556,96572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96556 and 96572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96556 and 96572.

How to find the GCF of 96556 and 96572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96556 and 96572. After we will calculate the factors of 96556 and 96572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96556

Prime factors of 96556 are 2, 101, 239. Prime factorization of 96556 in exponential form is:

96556 = 2² × 101¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96572

Prime factors of 96572 are 2, 7, 3449. Prime factorization of 96572 in exponential form is:

96572 = 2² × 7¹ × 3449¹

Step-3: Factors of 96556

List of positive integer factors of 96556 that divides 96556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 101, 202, 239, 404, 478, 956, 24139, 48278

Step-4: Factors of 96572

List of positive integer factors of 96572 that divides 96556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 3449, 6898, 13796, 24143, 48286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96556 and 96572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96556 and 96572 is 4.

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