What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78264 and 78282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78264 and 78282 is 18.

GCF(78264,78282) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78264 and 78282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78264 and 78282.

How to find the GCF of 78264 and 78282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78264 and 78282. After we will calculate the factors of 78264 and 78282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78264

Prime factors of 78264 are 2, 3, 1087. Prime factorization of 78264 in exponential form is:

78264 = 2³ × 3² × 1087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78282

Prime factors of 78282 are 2, 3, 4349. Prime factorization of 78282 in exponential form is:

78282 = 2¹ × 3² × 4349¹

Step-3: Factors of 78264

List of positive integer factors of 78264 that divides 78264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 1087, 2174, 3261, 4348, 6522, 8696, 9783, 13044, 19566, 26088, 39132

Step-4: Factors of 78282

List of positive integer factors of 78282 that divides 78264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4349, 8698, 13047, 26094, 39141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78264 and 78282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78264 and 78282 is 18.

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