What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79158 and 79162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79158 and 79162 is 2.

GCF(79158,79162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79158 and 79162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79158 and 79162.

How to find the GCF of 79158 and 79162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79158 and 79162. After we will calculate the factors of 79158 and 79162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79158

Prime factors of 79158 are 2, 3, 79, 167. Prime factorization of 79158 in exponential form is:

79158 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79162

Prime factors of 79162 are 2, 39581. Prime factorization of 79162 in exponential form is:

79162 = 2¹ × 39581¹

Step-3: Factors of 79158

List of positive integer factors of 79158 that divides 79158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 79, 158, 167, 237, 334, 474, 501, 1002, 13193, 26386, 39579

Step-4: Factors of 79162

List of positive integer factors of 79162 that divides 79158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79158 and 79162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79158 and 79162 is 2.

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