What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66242 and 66258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66242 and 66258 is 2.

GCF(66242,66258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66242 and 66258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66242 and 66258.

How to find the GCF of 66242 and 66258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66242 and 66258. After we will calculate the factors of 66242 and 66258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66242

Prime factors of 66242 are 2, 11, 3011. Prime factorization of 66242 in exponential form is:

66242 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3011¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66258

Prime factors of 66258 are 2, 3, 409. Prime factorization of 66258 in exponential form is:

66258 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 66242

List of positive integer factors of 66242 that divides 66242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3011, 6022, 33121

Step-4: Factors of 66258

List of positive integer factors of 66258 that divides 66242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 409, 818, 1227, 2454, 3681, 7362, 11043, 22086, 33129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66242 and 66258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66242 and 66258 is 2.

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