What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43278 and 43286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43278 and 43286 is 2.

GCF(43278,43286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43278 and 43286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43278 and 43286.

How to find the GCF of 43278 and 43286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43278 and 43286. After we will calculate the factors of 43278 and 43286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43278

Prime factors of 43278 are 2, 3, 7213. Prime factorization of 43278 in exponential form is:

43278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43286

Prime factors of 43286 are 2, 23, 941. Prime factorization of 43286 in exponential form is:

43286 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 43278

List of positive integer factors of 43278 that divides 43278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7213, 14426, 21639

Step-4: Factors of 43286

List of positive integer factors of 43286 that divides 43278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 941, 1882, 21643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43278 and 43286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43278 and 43286 is 2.

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