What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79656 and 79670?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79656 and 79670 is 2.

GCF(79656,79670) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79656 and 79670, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79656 and 79670.

How to find the GCF of 79656 and 79670?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79656 and 79670. After we will calculate the factors of 79656 and 79670 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79656

Prime factors of 79656 are 2, 3, 3319. Prime factorization of 79656 in exponential form is:

79656 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3319¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79670

Prime factors of 79670 are 2, 5, 31, 257. Prime factorization of 79670 in exponential form is:

79670 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 79656

List of positive integer factors of 79656 that divides 79656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3319, 6638, 9957, 13276, 19914, 26552, 39828

Step-4: Factors of 79670

List of positive integer factors of 79670 that divides 79656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 31, 62, 155, 257, 310, 514, 1285, 2570, 7967, 15934, 39835

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79656 and 79670. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79656 and 79670 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 79656 and 79670