What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20258 and 20276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20258 and 20276 is 2.

GCF(20258,20276) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20258 and 20276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20258 and 20276.

How to find the GCF of 20258 and 20276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20258 and 20276. After we will calculate the factors of 20258 and 20276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20258

Prime factors of 20258 are 2, 7, 1447. Prime factorization of 20258 in exponential form is:

20258 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1447¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20276

Prime factors of 20276 are 2, 37, 137. Prime factorization of 20276 in exponential form is:

20276 = 2² × 37¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 20258

List of positive integer factors of 20258 that divides 20258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1447, 2894, 10129

Step-4: Factors of 20276

List of positive integer factors of 20276 that divides 20258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 137, 148, 274, 548, 5069, 10138

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20258 and 20276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20258 and 20276 is 2.

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