What is the Greatest Common Factor of 75162 and 75178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 75162 and 75178 is 2.

GCF(75162,75178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 75162 and 75178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 75162 and 75178.

How to find the GCF of 75162 and 75178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 75162 and 75178. After we will calculate the factors of 75162 and 75178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 75162

Prime factors of 75162 are 2, 3, 12527. Prime factorization of 75162 in exponential form is:

75162 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12527¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 75178

Prime factors of 75178 are 2, 37589. Prime factorization of 75178 in exponential form is:

75178 = 2¹ × 37589¹

Step-3: Factors of 75162

List of positive integer factors of 75162 that divides 75162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12527, 25054, 37581

Step-4: Factors of 75178

List of positive integer factors of 75178 that divides 75162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 75162 and 75178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 75162 and 75178 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 75162 and 75178