What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76126 and 76138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76126 and 76138 is 2.

GCF(76126,76138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76126 and 76138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76126 and 76138.

How to find the GCF of 76126 and 76138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76126 and 76138. After we will calculate the factors of 76126 and 76138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76126

Prime factors of 76126 are 2, 17, 2239. Prime factorization of 76126 in exponential form is:

76126 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76138

Prime factors of 76138 are 2, 38069. Prime factorization of 76138 in exponential form is:

76138 = 2¹ × 38069¹

Step-3: Factors of 76126

List of positive integer factors of 76126 that divides 76126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2239, 4478, 38063

Step-4: Factors of 76138

List of positive integer factors of 76138 that divides 76126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 38069

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76126 and 76138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76126 and 76138 is 2.

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