What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66486 and 66494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66486 and 66494 is 2.

GCF(66486,66494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66486 and 66494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66486 and 66494.

How to find the GCF of 66486 and 66494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66486 and 66494. After we will calculate the factors of 66486 and 66494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66486

Prime factors of 66486 are 2, 3, 7, 1583. Prime factorization of 66486 in exponential form is:

66486 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66494

Prime factors of 66494 are 2, 33247. Prime factorization of 66494 in exponential form is:

66494 = 2¹ × 33247¹

Step-3: Factors of 66486

List of positive integer factors of 66486 that divides 66486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1583, 3166, 4749, 9498, 11081, 22162, 33243

Step-4: Factors of 66494

List of positive integer factors of 66494 that divides 66486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 33247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66486 and 66494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66486 and 66494 is 2.

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