What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33796 and 33802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33796 and 33802 is 2.

GCF(33796,33802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33796 and 33802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33796 and 33802.

How to find the GCF of 33796 and 33802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33796 and 33802. After we will calculate the factors of 33796 and 33802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33796

Prime factors of 33796 are 2, 7, 17, 71. Prime factorization of 33796 in exponential form is:

33796 = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33802

Prime factors of 33802 are 2, 16901. Prime factorization of 33802 in exponential form is:

33802 = 2¹ × 16901¹

Step-3: Factors of 33796

List of positive integer factors of 33796 that divides 33796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 34, 68, 71, 119, 142, 238, 284, 476, 497, 994, 1207, 1988, 2414, 4828, 8449, 16898

Step-4: Factors of 33802

List of positive integer factors of 33802 that divides 33796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33796 and 33802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33796 and 33802 is 2.

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