What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77258 and 77278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77258 and 77278 is 2.

GCF(77258,77278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77258 and 77278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77258 and 77278.

How to find the GCF of 77258 and 77278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77258 and 77278. After we will calculate the factors of 77258 and 77278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77258

Prime factors of 77258 are 2, 38629. Prime factorization of 77258 in exponential form is:

77258 = 2¹ × 38629¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77278

Prime factors of 77278 are 2, 38639. Prime factorization of 77278 in exponential form is:

77278 = 2¹ × 38639¹

Step-3: Factors of 77258

List of positive integer factors of 77258 that divides 77258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 38629

Step-4: Factors of 77278

List of positive integer factors of 77278 that divides 77258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 38639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77258 and 77278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77258 and 77278 is 2.

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