What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77068 and 77078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77068 and 77078 is 2.

GCF(77068,77078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77068 and 77078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77068 and 77078.

How to find the GCF of 77068 and 77078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77068 and 77078. After we will calculate the factors of 77068 and 77078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77068

Prime factors of 77068 are 2, 19267. Prime factorization of 77068 in exponential form is:

77068 = 2² × 19267¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77078

Prime factors of 77078 are 2, 17, 2267. Prime factorization of 77078 in exponential form is:

77078 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2267¹

Step-3: Factors of 77068

List of positive integer factors of 77068 that divides 77068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19267, 38534

Step-4: Factors of 77078

List of positive integer factors of 77078 that divides 77068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2267, 4534, 38539

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77068 and 77078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77068 and 77078 is 2.

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