What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71358 and 71378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71358 and 71378 is 2.

GCF(71358,71378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71358 and 71378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71358 and 71378.

How to find the GCF of 71358 and 71378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71358 and 71378. After we will calculate the factors of 71358 and 71378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71358

Prime factors of 71358 are 2, 3, 7, 1699. Prime factorization of 71358 in exponential form is:

71358 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71378

Prime factors of 71378 are 2, 89, 401. Prime factorization of 71378 in exponential form is:

71378 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 71358

List of positive integer factors of 71358 that divides 71358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1699, 3398, 5097, 10194, 11893, 23786, 35679

Step-4: Factors of 71378

List of positive integer factors of 71378 that divides 71358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 401, 802, 35689

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71358 and 71378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71358 and 71378 is 2.

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