What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60166 and 60178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60166 and 60178 is 2.

GCF(60166,60178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60166 and 60178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60166 and 60178.

How to find the GCF of 60166 and 60178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60166 and 60178. After we will calculate the factors of 60166 and 60178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60166

Prime factors of 60166 are 2, 67, 449. Prime factorization of 60166 in exponential form is:

60166 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60178

Prime factors of 60178 are 2, 30089. Prime factorization of 60178 in exponential form is:

60178 = 2¹ × 30089¹

Step-3: Factors of 60166

List of positive integer factors of 60166 that divides 60166 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 449, 898, 30083

Step-4: Factors of 60178

List of positive integer factors of 60178 that divides 60166 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60166 and 60178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60166 and 60178 is 2.

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