What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66318 and 66334?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66318 and 66334 is 2.

GCF(66318,66334) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66318 and 66334, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66318 and 66334.

How to find the GCF of 66318 and 66334?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66318 and 66334. After we will calculate the factors of 66318 and 66334 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 66334

Prime factors of 66334 are 2, 17, 1951. Prime factorization of 66334 in exponential form is:

66334 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1951¹

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 66334

List of positive integer factors of 66334 that divides 66318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1951, 3902, 33167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66318 and 66334. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66318 and 66334 is 2.

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