What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34764 and 34778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34764 and 34778 is 2.

GCF(34764,34778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34764 and 34778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34764 and 34778.

How to find the GCF of 34764 and 34778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34764 and 34778. After we will calculate the factors of 34764 and 34778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34764

Prime factors of 34764 are 2, 3, 2897. Prime factorization of 34764 in exponential form is:

34764 = 2² × 3¹ × 2897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34778

Prime factors of 34778 are 2, 17389. Prime factorization of 34778 in exponential form is:

34778 = 2¹ × 17389¹

Step-3: Factors of 34764

List of positive integer factors of 34764 that divides 34764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2897, 5794, 8691, 11588, 17382

Step-4: Factors of 34778

List of positive integer factors of 34778 that divides 34764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34764 and 34778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34764 and 34778 is 2.

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