What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10278 and 10286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10278 and 10286 is 2.

GCF(10278,10286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10278 and 10286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10278 and 10286.

How to find the GCF of 10278 and 10286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10278 and 10286. After we will calculate the factors of 10278 and 10286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10278

Prime factors of 10278 are 2, 3, 571. Prime factorization of 10278 in exponential form is:

10278 = 2¹ × 3² × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10286

Prime factors of 10286 are 2, 37, 139. Prime factorization of 10286 in exponential form is:

10286 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 10278

List of positive integer factors of 10278 that divides 10278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 571, 1142, 1713, 3426, 5139

Step-4: Factors of 10286

List of positive integer factors of 10286 that divides 10278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 139, 278, 5143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10278 and 10286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10278 and 10286 is 2.

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