What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64278 and 64282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64278 and 64282 is 2.

GCF(64278,64282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64278 and 64282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64278 and 64282.

How to find the GCF of 64278 and 64282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64278 and 64282. After we will calculate the factors of 64278 and 64282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64278

Prime factors of 64278 are 2, 3, 3571. Prime factorization of 64278 in exponential form is:

64278 = 2¹ × 3² × 3571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64282

Prime factors of 64282 are 2, 32141. Prime factorization of 64282 in exponential form is:

64282 = 2¹ × 32141¹

Step-3: Factors of 64278

List of positive integer factors of 64278 that divides 64278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3571, 7142, 10713, 21426, 32139

Step-4: Factors of 64282

List of positive integer factors of 64282 that divides 64278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64278 and 64282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64278 and 64282 is 2.

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