What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78284 and 78292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78284 and 78292 is 4.

GCF(78284,78292) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78284 and 78292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78284 and 78292.

How to find the GCF of 78284 and 78292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78284 and 78292. After we will calculate the factors of 78284 and 78292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78284

Prime factors of 78284 are 2, 19571. Prime factorization of 78284 in exponential form is:

78284 = 2² × 19571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78292

Prime factors of 78292 are 2, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 78292 in exponential form is:

78292 = 2² × 23² × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 78284

List of positive integer factors of 78284 that divides 78284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19571, 39142

Step-4: Factors of 78292

List of positive integer factors of 78292 that divides 78284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 37, 46, 74, 92, 148, 529, 851, 1058, 1702, 2116, 3404, 19573, 39146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78284 and 78292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78284 and 78292 is 4.

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