What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20058 and 20078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20058 and 20078 is 2.

GCF(20058,20078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20058 and 20078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20058 and 20078.

How to find the GCF of 20058 and 20078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20058 and 20078. After we will calculate the factors of 20058 and 20078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20058

Prime factors of 20058 are 2, 3, 3343. Prime factorization of 20058 in exponential form is:

20058 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3343¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20078

Prime factors of 20078 are 2, 10039. Prime factorization of 20078 in exponential form is:

20078 = 2¹ × 10039¹

Step-3: Factors of 20058

List of positive integer factors of 20058 that divides 20058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3343, 6686, 10029

Step-4: Factors of 20078

List of positive integer factors of 20078 that divides 20058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20058 and 20078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20058 and 20078 is 2.

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