What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67242 and 67258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67242 and 67258 is 2.

GCF(67242,67258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67242 and 67258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67242 and 67258.

How to find the GCF of 67242 and 67258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67242 and 67258. After we will calculate the factors of 67242 and 67258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67242

Prime factors of 67242 are 2, 3, 7, 1601. Prime factorization of 67242 in exponential form is:

67242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67258

Prime factors of 67258 are 2, 33629. Prime factorization of 67258 in exponential form is:

67258 = 2¹ × 33629¹

Step-3: Factors of 67242

List of positive integer factors of 67242 that divides 67242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1601, 3202, 4803, 9606, 11207, 22414, 33621

Step-4: Factors of 67258

List of positive integer factors of 67258 that divides 67242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 33629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67242 and 67258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67242 and 67258 is 2.

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