What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76994 and 77006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76994 and 77006 is 2.

GCF(76994,77006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76994 and 77006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76994 and 77006.

How to find the GCF of 76994 and 77006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76994 and 77006. After we will calculate the factors of 76994 and 77006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76994

Prime factors of 76994 are 2, 137, 281. Prime factorization of 76994 in exponential form is:

76994 = 2¹ × 137¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77006

Prime factors of 77006 are 2, 139, 277. Prime factorization of 77006 in exponential form is:

77006 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 76994

List of positive integer factors of 76994 that divides 76994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137, 274, 281, 562, 38497

Step-4: Factors of 77006

List of positive integer factors of 77006 that divides 76994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 277, 278, 554, 38503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76994 and 77006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76994 and 77006 is 2.

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