Greatest Common Factor of 72 and 3508
GCF(72, 3508) = 4, Greatest common factor of 72 and 3508 is 4. 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 72 and 3508. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 72 and 3508 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 72 and 3508.
Prime Factorization of 72 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 and Prime Factorization of 3508 is 1, 2, 2, 877.
- Factorize\( (72) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (3508) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 877\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(72, 3508) = 1\times 2\times 2 = 4\).
Greatest Common Factor of 72 and 3508 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 72 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72
List of positive integers factors of 3508 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 877, 1754, 3508
As you can see, 4 is the greatest and common number that 72 and 3508 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 72 and 3508 is 4.
\(GCF(72, 3508) = 4\).
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