What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60334 and 60342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60334 and 60342 is 2.

GCF(60334,60342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60334 and 60342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60334 and 60342.

How to find the GCF of 60334 and 60342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60334 and 60342. After we will calculate the factors of 60334 and 60342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60334

Prime factors of 60334 are 2, 97, 311. Prime factorization of 60334 in exponential form is:

60334 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60342

Prime factors of 60342 are 2, 3, 89, 113. Prime factorization of 60342 in exponential form is:

60342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 60334

List of positive integer factors of 60334 that divides 60334 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 194, 311, 622, 30167

Step-4: Factors of 60342

List of positive integer factors of 60342 that divides 60334 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 89, 113, 178, 226, 267, 339, 534, 678, 10057, 20114, 30171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60334 and 60342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60334 and 60342 is 2.

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