What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79668 and 79682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79668 and 79682 is 2.

GCF(79668,79682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79668 and 79682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79668 and 79682.

How to find the GCF of 79668 and 79682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79668 and 79682. After we will calculate the factors of 79668 and 79682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79668

Prime factors of 79668 are 2, 3, 2213. Prime factorization of 79668 in exponential form is:

79668 = 2² × 3² × 2213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79682

Prime factors of 79682 are 2, 39841. Prime factorization of 79682 in exponential form is:

79682 = 2¹ × 39841¹

Step-3: Factors of 79668

List of positive integer factors of 79668 that divides 79668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2213, 4426, 6639, 8852, 13278, 19917, 26556, 39834

Step-4: Factors of 79682

List of positive integer factors of 79682 that divides 79668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79668 and 79682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79668 and 79682 is 2.

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