What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79308 and 79314?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79308 and 79314 is 6.

GCF(79308,79314) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79308 and 79314, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79308 and 79314.

How to find the GCF of 79308 and 79314?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79308 and 79314. After we will calculate the factors of 79308 and 79314 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79308

Prime factors of 79308 are 2, 3, 2203. Prime factorization of 79308 in exponential form is:

79308 = 2² × 3² × 2203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79314

Prime factors of 79314 are 2, 3, 13219. Prime factorization of 79314 in exponential form is:

79314 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13219¹

Step-3: Factors of 79308

List of positive integer factors of 79308 that divides 79308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2203, 4406, 6609, 8812, 13218, 19827, 26436, 39654

Step-4: Factors of 79314

List of positive integer factors of 79314 that divides 79308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13219, 26438, 39657

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79308 and 79314. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79308 and 79314 is 6.

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