What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79452 and 79462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79452 and 79462 is 2.

GCF(79452,79462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79452 and 79462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79452 and 79462.

How to find the GCF of 79452 and 79462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79452 and 79462. After we will calculate the factors of 79452 and 79462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79452

Prime factors of 79452 are 2, 3, 2207. Prime factorization of 79452 in exponential form is:

79452 = 2² × 3² × 2207¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79462

Prime factors of 79462 are 2, 67, 593. Prime factorization of 79462 in exponential form is:

79462 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 79452

List of positive integer factors of 79452 that divides 79452 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2207, 4414, 6621, 8828, 13242, 19863, 26484, 39726

Step-4: Factors of 79462

List of positive integer factors of 79462 that divides 79452 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 593, 1186, 39731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79452 and 79462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79452 and 79462 is 2.

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