What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64242 and 64246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64242 and 64246 is 2.

GCF(64242,64246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64242 and 64246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64242 and 64246.

How to find the GCF of 64242 and 64246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64242 and 64246. After we will calculate the factors of 64242 and 64246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64242

Prime factors of 64242 are 2, 3, 43, 83. Prime factorization of 64242 in exponential form is:

64242 = 2¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64246

Prime factors of 64246 are 2, 7, 13, 353. Prime factorization of 64246 in exponential form is:

64246 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 64242

List of positive integer factors of 64242 that divides 64242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 43, 83, 86, 129, 166, 249, 258, 387, 498, 747, 774, 1494, 3569, 7138, 10707, 21414, 32121

Step-4: Factors of 64246

List of positive integer factors of 64246 that divides 64242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 91, 182, 353, 706, 2471, 4589, 4942, 9178, 32123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64242 and 64246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64242 and 64246 is 2.

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