What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77146 and 77162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77146 and 77162 is 2.

GCF(77146,77162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77146 and 77162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77146 and 77162.

How to find the GCF of 77146 and 77162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77146 and 77162. After we will calculate the factors of 77146 and 77162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77146

Prime factors of 77146 are 2, 17, 2269. Prime factorization of 77146 in exponential form is:

77146 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77162

Prime factors of 77162 are 2, 41, 941. Prime factorization of 77162 in exponential form is:

77162 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 77146

List of positive integer factors of 77146 that divides 77146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2269, 4538, 38573

Step-4: Factors of 77162

List of positive integer factors of 77162 that divides 77146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 941, 1882, 38581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77146 and 77162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77146 and 77162 is 2.

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