What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70578 and 70586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70578 and 70586 is 2.

GCF(70578,70586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70578 and 70586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70578 and 70586.

How to find the GCF of 70578 and 70586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70578 and 70586. After we will calculate the factors of 70578 and 70586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70578

Prime factors of 70578 are 2, 3, 1307. Prime factorization of 70578 in exponential form is:

70578 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70586

Prime factors of 70586 are 2, 29, 1217. Prime factorization of 70586 in exponential form is:

70586 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1217¹

Step-3: Factors of 70578

List of positive integer factors of 70578 that divides 70578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1307, 2614, 3921, 7842, 11763, 23526, 35289

Step-4: Factors of 70586

List of positive integer factors of 70586 that divides 70578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1217, 2434, 35293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70578 and 70586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70578 and 70586 is 2.

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