What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70542 and 70546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70542 and 70546 is 2.

GCF(70542,70546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70542 and 70546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70542 and 70546.

How to find the GCF of 70542 and 70546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70542 and 70546. After we will calculate the factors of 70542 and 70546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70542

Prime factors of 70542 are 2, 3, 3919. Prime factorization of 70542 in exponential form is:

70542 = 2¹ × 3² × 3919¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70546

Prime factors of 70546 are 2, 7, 5039. Prime factorization of 70546 in exponential form is:

70546 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5039¹

Step-3: Factors of 70542

List of positive integer factors of 70542 that divides 70542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3919, 7838, 11757, 23514, 35271

Step-4: Factors of 70546

List of positive integer factors of 70546 that divides 70542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 5039, 10078, 35273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70542 and 70546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70542 and 70546 is 2.

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