What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65742 and 65746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65742 and 65746 is 2.

GCF(65742,65746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65742 and 65746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65742 and 65746.

How to find the GCF of 65742 and 65746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65742 and 65746. After we will calculate the factors of 65742 and 65746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65742

Prime factors of 65742 are 2, 3, 10957. Prime factorization of 65742 in exponential form is:

65742 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65746

Prime factors of 65746 are 2, 71, 463. Prime factorization of 65746 in exponential form is:

65746 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 65742

List of positive integer factors of 65742 that divides 65742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10957, 21914, 32871

Step-4: Factors of 65746

List of positive integer factors of 65746 that divides 65742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 463, 926, 32873

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65742 and 65746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65742 and 65746 is 2.

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