What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65228 and 65242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65228 and 65242 is 2.

GCF(65228,65242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65228 and 65242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65228 and 65242.

How to find the GCF of 65228 and 65242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65228 and 65242. After we will calculate the factors of 65228 and 65242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65228

Prime factors of 65228 are 2, 23, 709. Prime factorization of 65228 in exponential form is:

65228 = 2² × 23¹ × 709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65242

Prime factors of 65242 are 2, 32621. Prime factorization of 65242 in exponential form is:

65242 = 2¹ × 32621¹

Step-3: Factors of 65228

List of positive integer factors of 65228 that divides 65228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 709, 1418, 2836, 16307, 32614

Step-4: Factors of 65242

List of positive integer factors of 65242 that divides 65228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65228 and 65242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65228 and 65242 is 2.

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