What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78278 and 78288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78278 and 78288 is 2.

GCF(78278,78288) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78278 and 78288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78278 and 78288.

How to find the GCF of 78278 and 78288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78278 and 78288. After we will calculate the factors of 78278 and 78288 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78278

Prime factors of 78278 are 2, 39139. Prime factorization of 78278 in exponential form is:

78278 = 2¹ × 39139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78288

Prime factors of 78288 are 2, 3, 7, 233. Prime factorization of 78288 in exponential form is:

78288 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 78278

List of positive integer factors of 78278 that divides 78278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39139

Step-4: Factors of 78288

List of positive integer factors of 78288 that divides 78278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 42, 48, 56, 84, 112, 168, 233, 336, 466, 699, 932, 1398, 1631, 1864, 2796, 3262, 3728, 4893, 5592, 6524, 9786, 11184, 13048, 19572, 26096, 39144

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78278 and 78288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78278 and 78288 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 78278 and 78288