What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76562 and 76578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76562 and 76578 is 2.

GCF(76562,76578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76562 and 76578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76562 and 76578.

How to find the GCF of 76562 and 76578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76562 and 76578. After we will calculate the factors of 76562 and 76578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76562

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

76562 = 2¹ × 38281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76578

Prime factors of 76578 are 2, 3, 12763. Prime factorization of 76578 in exponential form is:

76578 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12763¹

Step-3: Factors of 76562

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

1, 2, 38281

Step-4: Factors of 76578

List of positive integer factors of 76578 that divides 76562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12763, 25526, 38289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76562 and 76578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76562 and 76578 is 2.

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