What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82724 and 82730?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82724 and 82730 is 2.

GCF(82724,82730) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82724 and 82730, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82724 and 82730.

How to find the GCF of 82724 and 82730?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82724 and 82730. After we will calculate the factors of 82724 and 82730 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82724

Prime factors of 82724 are 2, 20681. Prime factorization of 82724 in exponential form is:

82724 = 2² × 20681¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82730

Prime factors of 82730 are 2, 5, 8273. Prime factorization of 82730 in exponential form is:

82730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8273¹

Step-3: Factors of 82724

List of positive integer factors of 82724 that divides 82724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20681, 41362

Step-4: Factors of 82730

List of positive integer factors of 82730 that divides 82724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8273, 16546, 41365

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82724 and 82730. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82724 and 82730 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 82724 and 82730