What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96572 and 96579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96572 and 96579 is 7.

GCF(96572,96579) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96572 and 96579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96572 and 96579.

How to find the GCF of 96572 and 96579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96572 and 96579. After we will calculate the factors of 96572 and 96579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 96579

Prime factors of 96579 are 3, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 96579 in exponential form is:

96579 = 3³ × 7² × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 96572

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 96579

List of positive integer factors of 96579 that divides 96572 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 49, 63, 73, 147, 189, 219, 441, 511, 657, 1323, 1533, 1971, 3577, 4599, 10731, 13797, 32193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96572 and 96579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96572 and 96579 is 7.

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