What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77992 and 78006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77992 and 78006 is 2.

GCF(77992,78006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77992 and 78006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77992 and 78006.

How to find the GCF of 77992 and 78006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77992 and 78006. After we will calculate the factors of 77992 and 78006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77992

Prime factors of 77992 are 2, 9749. Prime factorization of 77992 in exponential form is:

77992 = 2³ × 9749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78006

Prime factors of 78006 are 2, 3, 13001. Prime factorization of 78006 in exponential form is:

78006 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13001¹

Step-3: Factors of 77992

List of positive integer factors of 77992 that divides 77992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9749, 19498, 38996

Step-4: Factors of 78006

List of positive integer factors of 78006 that divides 77992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13001, 26002, 39003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77992 and 78006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77992 and 78006 is 2.

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