What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71278 and 71282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71278 and 71282 is 2.

GCF(71278,71282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71278 and 71282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71278 and 71282.

How to find the GCF of 71278 and 71282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71278 and 71282. After we will calculate the factors of 71278 and 71282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 71282

Prime factors of 71282 are 2, 29, 1229. Prime factorization of 71282 in exponential form is:

71282 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 71278

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 71282

List of positive integer factors of 71282 that divides 71278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1229, 2458, 35641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71278 and 71282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71278 and 71282 is 2.

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