What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63158 and 63178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63158 and 63178 is 2.

GCF(63158,63178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63158 and 63178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63158 and 63178.

How to find the GCF of 63158 and 63178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63158 and 63178. After we will calculate the factors of 63158 and 63178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63158

Prime factors of 63158 are 2, 23, 1373. Prime factorization of 63158 in exponential form is:

63158 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63178

Prime factors of 63178 are 2, 31, 1019. Prime factorization of 63178 in exponential form is:

63178 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1019¹

Step-3: Factors of 63158

List of positive integer factors of 63158 that divides 63158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1373, 2746, 31579

Step-4: Factors of 63178

List of positive integer factors of 63178 that divides 63158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 1019, 2038, 31589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63158 and 63178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63158 and 63178 is 2.

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