What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76558 and 76562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76558 and 76562 is 2.

GCF(76558,76562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76558 and 76562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76558 and 76562.

How to find the GCF of 76558 and 76562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76558 and 76562. After we will calculate the factors of 76558 and 76562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76558

Prime factors of 76558 are 2, 101, 379. Prime factorization of 76558 in exponential form is:

76558 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76562

Prime factors of 76562 are 2, 38281. Prime factorization of 76562 in exponential form is:

76562 = 2¹ × 38281¹

Step-3: Factors of 76558

List of positive integer factors of 76558 that divides 76558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 202, 379, 758, 38279

Step-4: Factors of 76562

List of positive integer factors of 76562 that divides 76558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 38281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76558 and 76562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76558 and 76562 is 2.

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