What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71234 and 71242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71234 and 71242 is 2.

GCF(71234,71242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71234 and 71242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71234 and 71242.

How to find the GCF of 71234 and 71242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71234 and 71242. After we will calculate the factors of 71234 and 71242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71234

Prime factors of 71234 are 2, 35617. Prime factorization of 71234 in exponential form is:

71234 = 2¹ × 35617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71242

Prime factors of 71242 are 2, 179, 199. Prime factorization of 71242 in exponential form is:

71242 = 2¹ × 179¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 71234

List of positive integer factors of 71234 that divides 71234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 35617

Step-4: Factors of 71242

List of positive integer factors of 71242 that divides 71234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 179, 199, 358, 398, 35621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71234 and 71242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71234 and 71242 is 2.

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