What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79480 and 79498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79480 and 79498 is 2.

GCF(79480,79498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79480 and 79498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79480 and 79498.

How to find the GCF of 79480 and 79498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79480 and 79498. After we will calculate the factors of 79480 and 79498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79480

Prime factors of 79480 are 2, 5, 1987. Prime factorization of 79480 in exponential form is:

79480 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79498

Prime factors of 79498 are 2, 39749. Prime factorization of 79498 in exponential form is:

79498 = 2¹ × 39749¹

Step-3: Factors of 79480

List of positive integer factors of 79480 that divides 79480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1987, 3974, 7948, 9935, 15896, 19870, 39740

Step-4: Factors of 79498

List of positive integer factors of 79498 that divides 79480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79480 and 79498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79480 and 79498 is 2.

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