What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79078 and 79082?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79078 and 79082 is 2.

GCF(79078,79082) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79078 and 79082, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79078 and 79082.

How to find the GCF of 79078 and 79082?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79078 and 79082. After we will calculate the factors of 79078 and 79082 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79078

Prime factors of 79078 are 2, 19, 2081. Prime factorization of 79078 in exponential form is:

79078 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2081¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79082

Prime factors of 79082 are 2, 39541. Prime factorization of 79082 in exponential form is:

79082 = 2¹ × 39541¹

Step-3: Factors of 79078

List of positive integer factors of 79078 that divides 79078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 2081, 4162, 39539

Step-4: Factors of 79082

List of positive integer factors of 79082 that divides 79078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39541

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79078 and 79082. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79078 and 79082 is 2.

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