What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78354 and 78374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78354 and 78374 is 2.

GCF(78354,78374) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78354 and 78374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78354 and 78374.

How to find the GCF of 78354 and 78374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78354 and 78374. After we will calculate the factors of 78354 and 78374 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78354

Prime factors of 78354 are 2, 3, 1451. Prime factorization of 78354 in exponential form is:

78354 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1451¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78374

Prime factors of 78374 are 2, 149, 263. Prime factorization of 78374 in exponential form is:

78374 = 2¹ × 149¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 78354

List of positive integer factors of 78354 that divides 78354 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1451, 2902, 4353, 8706, 13059, 26118, 39177

Step-4: Factors of 78374

List of positive integer factors of 78374 that divides 78354 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149, 263, 298, 526, 39187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78354 and 78374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78354 and 78374 is 2.

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