What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71268 and 71278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71268 and 71278 is 2.

GCF(71268,71278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71268 and 71278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71268 and 71278.

How to find the GCF of 71268 and 71278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71268 and 71278. After we will calculate the factors of 71268 and 71278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71268

Prime factors of 71268 are 2, 3, 5939. Prime factorization of 71268 in exponential form is:

71268 = 2² × 3¹ × 5939¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71278

Prime factors of 71278 are 2, 157, 227. Prime factorization of 71278 in exponential form is:

71278 = 2¹ × 157¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 71268

List of positive integer factors of 71268 that divides 71268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5939, 11878, 17817, 23756, 35634

Step-4: Factors of 71278

List of positive integer factors of 71278 that divides 71268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 157, 227, 314, 454, 35639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71268 and 71278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71268 and 71278 is 2.

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