What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10278 and 10298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10278 and 10298 is 2.

GCF(10278,10298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10278 and 10298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10278 and 10298.

How to find the GCF of 10278 and 10298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10278 and 10298. After we will calculate the factors of 10278 and 10298 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 10298

Prime factors of 10298 are 2, 19, 271. Prime factorization of 10298 in exponential form is:

10298 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 271¹

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 10298

List of positive integer factors of 10298 that divides 10278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 271, 542, 5149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10278 and 10298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10278 and 10298 is 2.

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