What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78168 and 78186?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78168 and 78186 is 6.

GCF(78168,78186) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78168 and 78186, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78168 and 78186.

How to find the GCF of 78168 and 78186?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78168 and 78186. After we will calculate the factors of 78168 and 78186 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78168

Prime factors of 78168 are 2, 3, 3257. Prime factorization of 78168 in exponential form is:

78168 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78186

Prime factors of 78186 are 2, 3, 83, 157. Prime factorization of 78186 in exponential form is:

78186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 78168

List of positive integer factors of 78168 that divides 78168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3257, 6514, 9771, 13028, 19542, 26056, 39084

Step-4: Factors of 78186

List of positive integer factors of 78186 that divides 78168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 83, 157, 166, 249, 314, 471, 498, 942, 13031, 26062, 39093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78168 and 78186. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78168 and 78186 is 6.

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