What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58178 and 58196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58178 and 58196 is 2.

GCF(58178,58196) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58178 and 58196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58178 and 58196.

How to find the GCF of 58178 and 58196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58178 and 58196. After we will calculate the factors of 58178 and 58196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58178

Prime factors of 58178 are 2, 19, 1531. Prime factorization of 58178 in exponential form is:

58178 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58196

Prime factors of 58196 are 2, 14549. Prime factorization of 58196 in exponential form is:

58196 = 2² × 14549¹

Step-3: Factors of 58178

List of positive integer factors of 58178 that divides 58178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1531, 3062, 29089

Step-4: Factors of 58196

List of positive integer factors of 58196 that divides 58178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14549, 29098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58178 and 58196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58178 and 58196 is 2.

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