Greatest Common Factor of 32 and 578
GCF(32, 578) = 2, Greatest common factor of 32 and 578 is 2. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 32 and 578. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 32 and 578 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 32 and 578.
Prime Factorization of 32 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 and Prime Factorization of 578 is 1, 2, 17, 17.
- Factorize\( (32) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\)
- Factorize\( (578) = \) \(1\times 2\times 17\times 17\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(32, 578) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 32 and 578 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 32 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
List of positive integers factors of 578 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 17, 34, 289, 578
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 32 and 578 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 32 and 578 is 2.
\(GCF(32, 578) = 2\).
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