What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76958 and 76966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76958 and 76966 is 2.

GCF(76958,76966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76958 and 76966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76958 and 76966.

How to find the GCF of 76958 and 76966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76958 and 76966. After we will calculate the factors of 76958 and 76966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76958

Prime factors of 76958 are 2, 7, 23, 239. Prime factorization of 76958 in exponential form is:

76958 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76966

Prime factors of 76966 are 2, 29, 1327. Prime factorization of 76966 in exponential form is:

76966 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1327¹

Step-3: Factors of 76958

List of positive integer factors of 76958 that divides 76958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 23, 46, 161, 239, 322, 478, 1673, 3346, 5497, 10994, 38479

Step-4: Factors of 76966

List of positive integer factors of 76966 that divides 76958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1327, 2654, 38483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76958 and 76966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76958 and 76966 is 2.

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