What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71602 and 71606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71602 and 71606 is 2.

GCF(71602,71606) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71602 and 71606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71602 and 71606.

How to find the GCF of 71602 and 71606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71602 and 71606. After we will calculate the factors of 71602 and 71606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71602

Prime factors of 71602 are 2, 35801. Prime factorization of 71602 in exponential form is:

71602 = 2¹ × 35801¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71606

Prime factors of 71606 are 2, 35803. Prime factorization of 71606 in exponential form is:

71606 = 2¹ × 35803¹

Step-3: Factors of 71602

List of positive integer factors of 71602 that divides 71602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 35801

Step-4: Factors of 71606

List of positive integer factors of 71606 that divides 71602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 35803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71602 and 71606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71602 and 71606 is 2.

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