What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61660 and 61678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61660 and 61678 is 2.

GCF(61660,61678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61660 and 61678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61660 and 61678.

How to find the GCF of 61660 and 61678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61660 and 61678. After we will calculate the factors of 61660 and 61678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61660

Prime factors of 61660 are 2, 5, 3083. Prime factorization of 61660 in exponential form is:

61660 = 2² × 5¹ × 3083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61678

Prime factors of 61678 are 2, 30839. Prime factorization of 61678 in exponential form is:

61678 = 2¹ × 30839¹

Step-3: Factors of 61660

List of positive integer factors of 61660 that divides 61660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 3083, 6166, 12332, 15415, 30830

Step-4: Factors of 61678

List of positive integer factors of 61678 that divides 61660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61660 and 61678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61660 and 61678 is 2.

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