What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63878 and 63892?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63878 and 63892 is 2.

GCF(63878,63892) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63878 and 63892, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63878 and 63892.

How to find the GCF of 63878 and 63892?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63878 and 63892. After we will calculate the factors of 63878 and 63892 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63878

Prime factors of 63878 are 2, 19, 41. Prime factorization of 63878 in exponential form is:

63878 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 41²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63892

Prime factors of 63892 are 2, 15973. Prime factorization of 63892 in exponential form is:

63892 = 2² × 15973¹

Step-3: Factors of 63878

List of positive integer factors of 63878 that divides 63878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 41, 82, 779, 1558, 1681, 3362, 31939

Step-4: Factors of 63892

List of positive integer factors of 63892 that divides 63878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15973, 31946

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63878 and 63892. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63878 and 63892 is 2.

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