What is the Greatest Common Factor of 81568 and 81572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 81568 and 81572 is 4.

GCF(81568,81572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 81568 and 81572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 81568 and 81572.

How to find the GCF of 81568 and 81572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 81568 and 81572. After we will calculate the factors of 81568 and 81572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 81568

Prime factors of 81568 are 2, 2549. Prime factorization of 81568 in exponential form is:

81568 = 2⁵ × 2549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 81572

Prime factors of 81572 are 2, 20393. Prime factorization of 81572 in exponential form is:

81572 = 2² × 20393¹

Step-3: Factors of 81568

List of positive integer factors of 81568 that divides 81568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2549, 5098, 10196, 20392, 40784

Step-4: Factors of 81572

List of positive integer factors of 81572 that divides 81568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20393, 40786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 81568 and 81572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 81568 and 81572 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 81568 and 81572