What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70478 and 70498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70478 and 70498 is 2.

GCF(70478,70498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70478 and 70498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70478 and 70498.

How to find the GCF of 70478 and 70498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70478 and 70498. After we will calculate the factors of 70478 and 70498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70478

Prime factors of 70478 are 2, 131, 269. Prime factorization of 70478 in exponential form is:

70478 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70498

Prime factors of 70498 are 2, 101, 349. Prime factorization of 70498 in exponential form is:

70498 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 70478

List of positive integer factors of 70478 that divides 70478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 262, 269, 538, 35239

Step-4: Factors of 70498

List of positive integer factors of 70498 that divides 70478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 202, 349, 698, 35249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70478 and 70498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70478 and 70498 is 2.

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