What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78326 and 78332?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78326 and 78332 is 2.

GCF(78326,78332) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78326 and 78332, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78326 and 78332.

How to find the GCF of 78326 and 78332?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78326 and 78332. After we will calculate the factors of 78326 and 78332 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78326

Prime factors of 78326 are 2, 39163. Prime factorization of 78326 in exponential form is:

78326 = 2¹ × 39163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78332

Prime factors of 78332 are 2, 19583. Prime factorization of 78332 in exponential form is:

78332 = 2² × 19583¹

Step-3: Factors of 78326

List of positive integer factors of 78326 that divides 78326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39163

Step-4: Factors of 78332

List of positive integer factors of 78332 that divides 78326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19583, 39166

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78326 and 78332. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78326 and 78332 is 2.

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