What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65254 and 65261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65254 and 65261 is 7.

GCF(65254,65261) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65254 and 65261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65254 and 65261.

How to find the GCF of 65254 and 65261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65254 and 65261. After we will calculate the factors of 65254 and 65261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65254

Prime factors of 65254 are 2, 7, 59, 79. Prime factorization of 65254 in exponential form is:

65254 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65261

Prime factors of 65261 are 7, 9323. Prime factorization of 65261 in exponential form is:

65261 = 7¹ × 9323¹

Step-3: Factors of 65254

List of positive integer factors of 65254 that divides 65254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 59, 79, 118, 158, 413, 553, 826, 1106, 4661, 9322, 32627

Step-4: Factors of 65261

List of positive integer factors of 65261 that divides 65254 without a remainder.

1, 7, 9323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65254 and 65261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65254 and 65261 is 7.

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