What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34168 and 34178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34168 and 34178 is 2.

GCF(34168,34178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34168 and 34178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34168 and 34178.

How to find the GCF of 34168 and 34178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34168 and 34178. After we will calculate the factors of 34168 and 34178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34168

Prime factors of 34168 are 2, 4271. Prime factorization of 34168 in exponential form is:

34168 = 2³ × 4271¹

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 34168

List of positive integer factors of 34168 that divides 34168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4271, 8542, 17084

Step-4: Factors of 34178

List of positive integer factors of 34178 that divides 34168 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34168 and 34178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34168 and 34178 is 2.

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