What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70914 and 70918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70914 and 70918 is 2.

GCF(70914,70918) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70914 and 70918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70914 and 70918.

How to find the GCF of 70914 and 70918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70914 and 70918. After we will calculate the factors of 70914 and 70918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70914

Prime factors of 70914 are 2, 3, 53, 223. Prime factorization of 70914 in exponential form is:

70914 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70918

Prime factors of 70918 are 2, 59, 601. Prime factorization of 70918 in exponential form is:

70918 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 70914

List of positive integer factors of 70914 that divides 70914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 106, 159, 223, 318, 446, 669, 1338, 11819, 23638, 35457

Step-4: Factors of 70918

List of positive integer factors of 70918 that divides 70914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 601, 1202, 35459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70914 and 70918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70914 and 70918 is 2.

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