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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7174 and 7178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7174 and 7178 is 2.

GCF(7174,7178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7174 and 7178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7174 and 7178.

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How to find the GCF of 7174 and 7178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7174 and 7178. After we will calculate the factors of 7174 and 7178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7174

Prime factors of 7174 are 2, 17, 211. Prime factorization of 7174 in exponential form is:

7174 = 21 × 171 × 2111

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7178

Prime factors of 7178 are 2, 37, 97. Prime factorization of 7178 in exponential form is:

7178 = 21 × 371 × 971

Step-3: Factors of 7174

List of positive integer factors of 7174 that divides 7174 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 211, 422, 3587

Step-4: Factors of 7178

List of positive integer factors of 7178 that divides 7174 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 97, 194, 3589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7174 and 7178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7174 and 7178 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7174 and 7178