What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64574 and 64578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64574 and 64578 is 2.

GCF(64574,64578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64574 and 64578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64574 and 64578.

How to find the GCF of 64574 and 64578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64574 and 64578. After we will calculate the factors of 64574 and 64578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64574

Prime factors of 64574 are 2, 83, 389. Prime factorization of 64574 in exponential form is:

64574 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64578

Prime factors of 64578 are 2, 3, 47, 229. Prime factorization of 64578 in exponential form is:

64578 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 64574

List of positive integer factors of 64574 that divides 64574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 389, 778, 32287

Step-4: Factors of 64578

List of positive integer factors of 64578 that divides 64574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 94, 141, 229, 282, 458, 687, 1374, 10763, 21526, 32289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64574 and 64578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64574 and 64578 is 2.

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