What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79412 and 79426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79412 and 79426 is 2.

GCF(79412,79426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79412 and 79426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79412 and 79426.

How to find the GCF of 79412 and 79426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79412 and 79426. After we will calculate the factors of 79412 and 79426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79412

Prime factors of 79412 are 2, 19853. Prime factorization of 79412 in exponential form is:

79412 = 2² × 19853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79426

Prime factors of 79426 are 2, 151, 263. Prime factorization of 79426 in exponential form is:

79426 = 2¹ × 151¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 79412

List of positive integer factors of 79412 that divides 79412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19853, 39706

Step-4: Factors of 79426

List of positive integer factors of 79426 that divides 79412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 151, 263, 302, 526, 39713

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79412 and 79426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79412 and 79426 is 2.

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