What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96572 and 96582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96572 and 96582 is 2.

GCF(96572,96582) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96572 and 96582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96572 and 96582.

How to find the GCF of 96572 and 96582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96572 and 96582. After we will calculate the factors of 96572 and 96582 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 96582

Prime factors of 96582 are 2, 3, 16097. Prime factorization of 96582 in exponential form is:

96582 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 16097¹

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 96582

List of positive integer factors of 96582 that divides 96572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 16097, 32194, 48291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96572 and 96582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96572 and 96582 is 2.

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