What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79078 and 79098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79078 and 79098 is 2.

GCF(79078,79098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79078 and 79098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79078 and 79098.

How to find the GCF of 79078 and 79098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79078 and 79098. After we will calculate the factors of 79078 and 79098 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 79098

Prime factors of 79098 are 2, 3, 13183. Prime factorization of 79098 in exponential form is:

79098 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13183¹

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 79098

List of positive integer factors of 79098 that divides 79078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13183, 26366, 39549

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79078 and 79098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79078 and 79098 is 2.

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