What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66318 and 66328?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66318 and 66328 is 2.

GCF(66318,66328) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66318 and 66328, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66318 and 66328.

How to find the GCF of 66318 and 66328?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66318 and 66328. After we will calculate the factors of 66318 and 66328 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66318

Prime factors of 66318 are 2, 3, 7, 1579. Prime factorization of 66318 in exponential form is:

66318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1579¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66328

Prime factors of 66328 are 2, 8291. Prime factorization of 66328 in exponential form is:

66328 = 2³ × 8291¹

Step-3: Factors of 66318

List of positive integer factors of 66318 that divides 66318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1579, 3158, 4737, 9474, 11053, 22106, 33159

Step-4: Factors of 66328

List of positive integer factors of 66328 that divides 66318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 8291, 16582, 33164

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66318 and 66328. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66318 and 66328 is 2.

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