What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78139 and 78158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78139 and 78158 is 1.

GCF(78139,78158) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78139 and 78158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78139 and 78158.

How to find the GCF of 78139 and 78158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78139 and 78158. After we will calculate the factors of 78139 and 78158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78139

Prime factors of 78139 are 78139. Prime factorization of 78139 in exponential form is:

78139 = 78139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78158

Prime factors of 78158 are 2, 39079. Prime factorization of 78158 in exponential form is:

78158 = 2¹ × 39079¹

Step-3: Factors of 78139

List of positive integer factors of 78139 that divides 78139 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 78158

List of positive integer factors of 78158 that divides 78139 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78139 and 78158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78139 and 78158 is 1.

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