What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79318 and 79330?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79318 and 79330 is 2.

GCF(79318,79330) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79318 and 79330, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79318 and 79330.

How to find the GCF of 79318 and 79330?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79318 and 79330. After we will calculate the factors of 79318 and 79330 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79318

Prime factors of 79318 are 2, 39659. Prime factorization of 79318 in exponential form is:

79318 = 2¹ × 39659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79330

Prime factors of 79330 are 2, 5, 7933. Prime factorization of 79330 in exponential form is:

79330 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7933¹

Step-3: Factors of 79318

List of positive integer factors of 79318 that divides 79318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39659

Step-4: Factors of 79330

List of positive integer factors of 79330 that divides 79318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 7933, 15866, 39665

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79318 and 79330. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79318 and 79330 is 2.

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