What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34802 and 34806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34802 and 34806 is 2.

GCF(34802,34806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34802 and 34806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34802 and 34806.

How to find the GCF of 34802 and 34806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34802 and 34806. After we will calculate the factors of 34802 and 34806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34802

Prime factors of 34802 are 2, 17401. Prime factorization of 34802 in exponential form is:

34802 = 2¹ × 17401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34806

Prime factors of 34806 are 2, 3, 5801. Prime factorization of 34806 in exponential form is:

34806 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5801¹

Step-3: Factors of 34802

List of positive integer factors of 34802 that divides 34802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17401

Step-4: Factors of 34806

List of positive integer factors of 34806 that divides 34802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5801, 11602, 17403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34802 and 34806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34802 and 34806 is 2.

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