What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79118 and 79122?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79118 and 79122 is 2.

GCF(79118,79122) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79118 and 79122, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79118 and 79122.

How to find the GCF of 79118 and 79122?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79118 and 79122. After we will calculate the factors of 79118 and 79122 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79118

Prime factors of 79118 are 2, 13, 17, 179. Prime factorization of 79118 in exponential form is:

79118 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79122

Prime factors of 79122 are 2, 3, 13187. Prime factorization of 79122 in exponential form is:

79122 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13187¹

Step-3: Factors of 79118

List of positive integer factors of 79118 that divides 79118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 179, 221, 358, 442, 2327, 3043, 4654, 6086, 39559

Step-4: Factors of 79122

List of positive integer factors of 79122 that divides 79118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13187, 26374, 39561

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79118 and 79122. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79118 and 79122 is 2.

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