What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73070 and 73078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73070 and 73078 is 2.

GCF(73070,73078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73070 and 73078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73070 and 73078.

How to find the GCF of 73070 and 73078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73070 and 73078. After we will calculate the factors of 73070 and 73078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73070

Prime factors of 73070 are 2, 5, 7307. Prime factorization of 73070 in exponential form is:

73070 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73078

Prime factors of 73078 are 2, 61, 599. Prime factorization of 73078 in exponential form is:

73078 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 73070

List of positive integer factors of 73070 that divides 73070 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 7307, 14614, 36535

Step-4: Factors of 73078

List of positive integer factors of 73078 that divides 73070 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 599, 1198, 36539

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73070 and 73078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73070 and 73078 is 2.

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