What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66942 and 66950?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66942 and 66950 is 2.

GCF(66942,66950) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66942 and 66950, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66942 and 66950.

How to find the GCF of 66942 and 66950?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66942 and 66950. After we will calculate the factors of 66942 and 66950 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66942

Prime factors of 66942 are 2, 3, 3719. Prime factorization of 66942 in exponential form is:

66942 = 2¹ × 3² × 3719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66950

Prime factors of 66950 are 2, 5, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 66950 in exponential form is:

66950 = 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 66942

List of positive integer factors of 66942 that divides 66942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3719, 7438, 11157, 22314, 33471

Step-4: Factors of 66950

List of positive integer factors of 66950 that divides 66942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 25, 26, 50, 65, 103, 130, 206, 325, 515, 650, 1030, 1339, 2575, 2678, 5150, 6695, 13390, 33475

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66942 and 66950. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66942 and 66950 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 66942 and 66950