What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70278 and 70298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70278 and 70298 is 2.

GCF(70278,70298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70278 and 70298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70278 and 70298.

How to find the GCF of 70278 and 70298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70278 and 70298. After we will calculate the factors of 70278 and 70298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70278

Prime factors of 70278 are 2, 3, 13, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 70278 in exponential form is:

70278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70298

Prime factors of 70298 are 2, 35149. Prime factorization of 70298 in exponential form is:

70298 = 2¹ × 35149¹

Step-3: Factors of 70278

List of positive integer factors of 70278 that divides 70278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 17, 26, 34, 39, 51, 53, 78, 102, 106, 159, 221, 318, 442, 663, 689, 901, 1326, 1378, 1802, 2067, 2703, 4134, 5406, 11713, 23426, 35139

Step-4: Factors of 70298

List of positive integer factors of 70298 that divides 70278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 35149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70278 and 70298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70278 and 70298 is 2.

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