What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79160 and 79178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79160 and 79178 is 2.

GCF(79160,79178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79160 and 79178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79160 and 79178.

How to find the GCF of 79160 and 79178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79160 and 79178. After we will calculate the factors of 79160 and 79178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79160

Prime factors of 79160 are 2, 5, 1979. Prime factorization of 79160 in exponential form is:

79160 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79178

Prime factors of 79178 are 2, 11, 59, 61. Prime factorization of 79178 in exponential form is:

79178 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 59¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 79160

List of positive integer factors of 79160 that divides 79160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1979, 3958, 7916, 9895, 15832, 19790, 39580

Step-4: Factors of 79178

List of positive integer factors of 79178 that divides 79160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 59, 61, 118, 122, 649, 671, 1298, 1342, 3599, 7198, 39589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79160 and 79178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79160 and 79178 is 2.

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