What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66498 and 66518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66498 and 66518 is 2.

GCF(66498,66518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66498 and 66518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66498 and 66518.

How to find the GCF of 66498 and 66518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66498 and 66518. After we will calculate the factors of 66498 and 66518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66498

Prime factors of 66498 are 2, 3, 11083. Prime factorization of 66498 in exponential form is:

66498 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66518

Prime factors of 66518 are 2, 79, 421. Prime factorization of 66518 in exponential form is:

66518 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 66498

List of positive integer factors of 66498 that divides 66498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11083, 22166, 33249

Step-4: Factors of 66518

List of positive integer factors of 66518 that divides 66498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 421, 842, 33259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66498 and 66518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66498 and 66518 is 2.

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