What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54158 and 54178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54158 and 54178 is 2.

GCF(54158,54178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54158 and 54178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54158 and 54178.

How to find the GCF of 54158 and 54178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54158 and 54178. After we will calculate the factors of 54158 and 54178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54158

Prime factors of 54158 are 2, 13, 2083. Prime factorization of 54158 in exponential form is:

54158 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54178

Prime factors of 54178 are 2, 103, 263. Prime factorization of 54178 in exponential form is:

54178 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 54158

List of positive integer factors of 54158 that divides 54158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2083, 4166, 27079

Step-4: Factors of 54178

List of positive integer factors of 54178 that divides 54158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 206, 263, 526, 27089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54158 and 54178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54158 and 54178 is 2.

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