What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34162 and 34178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34162 and 34178 is 2.

GCF(34162,34178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34162 and 34178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34162 and 34178.

How to find the GCF of 34162 and 34178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34162 and 34178. After we will calculate the factors of 34162 and 34178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34162

Prime factors of 34162 are 2, 19, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 34162 in exponential form is:

34162 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 29¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34178

Prime factors of 34178 are 2, 23, 743. Prime factorization of 34178 in exponential form is:

34178 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 34162

List of positive integer factors of 34162 that divides 34162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 29, 31, 38, 58, 62, 551, 589, 899, 1102, 1178, 1798, 17081

Step-4: Factors of 34178

List of positive integer factors of 34178 that divides 34162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 743, 1486, 17089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34162 and 34178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34162 and 34178 is 2.

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