What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77298 and 77306?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77298 and 77306 is 2.

GCF(77298,77306) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77298 and 77306, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77298 and 77306.

How to find the GCF of 77298 and 77306?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77298 and 77306. After we will calculate the factors of 77298 and 77306 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77298

Prime factors of 77298 are 2, 3, 13, 991. Prime factorization of 77298 in exponential form is:

77298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77306

Prime factors of 77306 are 2, 38653. Prime factorization of 77306 in exponential form is:

77306 = 2¹ × 38653¹

Step-3: Factors of 77298

List of positive integer factors of 77298 that divides 77298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 991, 1982, 2973, 5946, 12883, 25766, 38649

Step-4: Factors of 77306

List of positive integer factors of 77306 that divides 77298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 38653

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77298 and 77306. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77298 and 77306 is 2.

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