What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67218 and 67238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67218 and 67238 is 2.

GCF(67218,67238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67218 and 67238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67218 and 67238.

How to find the GCF of 67218 and 67238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67218 and 67238. After we will calculate the factors of 67218 and 67238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67218

Prime factors of 67218 are 2, 3, 17, 659. Prime factorization of 67218 in exponential form is:

67218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67238

Prime factors of 67238 are 2, 33619. Prime factorization of 67238 in exponential form is:

67238 = 2¹ × 33619¹

Step-3: Factors of 67218

List of positive integer factors of 67218 that divides 67218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 659, 1318, 1977, 3954, 11203, 22406, 33609

Step-4: Factors of 67238

List of positive integer factors of 67238 that divides 67218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 33619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67218 and 67238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67218 and 67238 is 2.

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