What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79442 and 79446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79442 and 79446 is 2.

GCF(79442,79446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79442 and 79446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79442 and 79446.

How to find the GCF of 79442 and 79446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79442 and 79446. After we will calculate the factors of 79442 and 79446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79442

Prime factors of 79442 are 2, 11, 23, 157. Prime factorization of 79442 in exponential form is:

79442 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79446

Prime factors of 79446 are 2, 3, 13241. Prime factorization of 79446 in exponential form is:

79446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13241¹

Step-3: Factors of 79442

List of positive integer factors of 79442 that divides 79442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 157, 253, 314, 506, 1727, 3454, 3611, 7222, 39721

Step-4: Factors of 79446

List of positive integer factors of 79446 that divides 79442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13241, 26482, 39723

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79442 and 79446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79442 and 79446 is 2.

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