What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32862 and 32878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32862 and 32878 is 2.

GCF(32862,32878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32862 and 32878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32862 and 32878.

How to find the GCF of 32862 and 32878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32862 and 32878. After we will calculate the factors of 32862 and 32878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32862

Prime factors of 32862 are 2, 3, 5477. Prime factorization of 32862 in exponential form is:

32862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5477¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32878

Prime factors of 32878 are 2, 17, 967. Prime factorization of 32878 in exponential form is:

32878 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 967¹

Step-3: Factors of 32862

List of positive integer factors of 32862 that divides 32862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5477, 10954, 16431

Step-4: Factors of 32878

List of positive integer factors of 32878 that divides 32862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 967, 1934, 16439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32862 and 32878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32862 and 32878 is 2.

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