What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33158 and 33178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33158 and 33178 is 2.

GCF(33158,33178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33158 and 33178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33158 and 33178.

How to find the GCF of 33158 and 33178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33158 and 33178. After we will calculate the factors of 33158 and 33178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33158

Prime factors of 33158 are 2, 59, 281. Prime factorization of 33158 in exponential form is:

33158 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33178

Prime factors of 33178 are 2, 53, 313. Prime factorization of 33178 in exponential form is:

33178 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 33158

List of positive integer factors of 33158 that divides 33158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 281, 562, 16579

Step-4: Factors of 33178

List of positive integer factors of 33178 that divides 33158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 313, 626, 16589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33158 and 33178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33158 and 33178 is 2.

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