What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76218 and 76238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76218 and 76238 is 2.

GCF(76218,76238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76218 and 76238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76218 and 76238.

How to find the GCF of 76218 and 76238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76218 and 76238. After we will calculate the factors of 76218 and 76238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76218

Prime factors of 76218 are 2, 3, 12703. Prime factorization of 76218 in exponential form is:

76218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12703¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76238

Prime factors of 76238 are 2, 38119. Prime factorization of 76238 in exponential form is:

76238 = 2¹ × 38119¹

Step-3: Factors of 76218

List of positive integer factors of 76218 that divides 76218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12703, 25406, 38109

Step-4: Factors of 76238

List of positive integer factors of 76238 that divides 76218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 38119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76218 and 76238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76218 and 76238 is 2.

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