What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66250 and 66268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66250 and 66268 is 2.

GCF(66250,66268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66250 and 66268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66250 and 66268.

How to find the GCF of 66250 and 66268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66250 and 66268. After we will calculate the factors of 66250 and 66268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66250

Prime factors of 66250 are 2, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 66250 in exponential form is:

66250 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66268

Prime factors of 66268 are 2, 16567. Prime factorization of 66268 in exponential form is:

66268 = 2² × 16567¹

Step-3: Factors of 66250

List of positive integer factors of 66250 that divides 66250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 53, 106, 125, 250, 265, 530, 625, 1250, 1325, 2650, 6625, 13250, 33125

Step-4: Factors of 66268

List of positive integer factors of 66268 that divides 66250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16567, 33134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66250 and 66268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66250 and 66268 is 2.

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