What is the Greatest Common Factor of 78388 and 78394?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 78388 and 78394 is 2.

GCF(78388,78394) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 78388 and 78394, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 78388 and 78394.

How to find the GCF of 78388 and 78394?

We will first find the prime factorization of 78388 and 78394. After we will calculate the factors of 78388 and 78394 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 78388

Prime factors of 78388 are 2, 19597. Prime factorization of 78388 in exponential form is:

78388 = 2² × 19597¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 78394

Prime factors of 78394 are 2, 19, 2063. Prime factorization of 78394 in exponential form is:

78394 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2063¹

Step-3: Factors of 78388

List of positive integer factors of 78388 that divides 78388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19597, 39194

Step-4: Factors of 78394

List of positive integer factors of 78394 that divides 78388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 2063, 4126, 39197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 78388 and 78394. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 78388 and 78394 is 2.

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