What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66172 and 66178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66172 and 66178 is 2.

GCF(66172,66178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66172 and 66178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66172 and 66178.

How to find the GCF of 66172 and 66178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66172 and 66178. After we will calculate the factors of 66172 and 66178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66172

Prime factors of 66172 are 2, 71, 233. Prime factorization of 66172 in exponential form is:

66172 = 2² × 71¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66178

Prime factors of 66178 are 2, 7, 29, 163. Prime factorization of 66178 in exponential form is:

66178 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 66172

List of positive integer factors of 66172 that divides 66172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 233, 284, 466, 932, 16543, 33086

Step-4: Factors of 66178

List of positive integer factors of 66178 that divides 66172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 29, 58, 163, 203, 326, 406, 1141, 2282, 4727, 9454, 33089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66172 and 66178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66172 and 66178 is 2.

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