What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76178 and 76196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76178 and 76196 is 2.

GCF(76178,76196) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76178 and 76196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76178 and 76196.

How to find the GCF of 76178 and 76196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76178 and 76196. After we will calculate the factors of 76178 and 76196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76178

Prime factors of 76178 are 2, 41, 929. Prime factorization of 76178 in exponential form is:

76178 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76196

Prime factors of 76196 are 2, 43, 443. Prime factorization of 76196 in exponential form is:

76196 = 2² × 43¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 76178

List of positive integer factors of 76178 that divides 76178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 929, 1858, 38089

Step-4: Factors of 76196

List of positive integer factors of 76196 that divides 76178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 443, 886, 1772, 19049, 38098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76178 and 76196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76178 and 76196 is 2.

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