Greatest Common Factor of 66978 and 66982

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 66978, 66982 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66978 and 66982 is 2.

GCF(66978,66982) = 2

GCF of 66978 and 66982

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 66978 and 66982

GCF of 66978 and 66982 is 2

Prime Factorization of 66978


2 66978
3 33489
3 11163
61 3721
61 61
1

Prime factors of 66978 are 2,3,61. Prime factorization of 66978 in exponential form is:

66978 = 21×32×612

Prime Factorization of 66982


2 66982
107 33491
313 313
1

Prime factors of 66982 are 2,107,313. Prime factorization of 66982 in exponential form is:

66982 = 21×1071×3131

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 66978 and 66982 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 66978 and 66982 by matching factors method

Factors of 66978

List of positive integer factors of 66978 that divides 66978 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,18,61,122,183,366,549,1098,3721,7442,11163,22326,33489,66978

Factors of 66982

List of positive integer factors of 66982 that divides 66982 without a remainder.

1,2,107,214,313,626,33491,66982

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66978 and 66982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66978 and 66982 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 66978 and 66982

Properties of GCF 66978 and 66982

(i) The GCF of 66978 and 66982 is associative

GCF of 66978 and 66982 = GCF of 66982 and 66978

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 66978 and 66982

1. What is the GCF of 66978 and 66982?

Answer: GCF of 66978 and 66982 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 66978?

Answer: Factors of 66978 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 61, 122, 183, 366, 549, 1098, 3721, 7442, 11163, 22326, 33489, 66978. There are 18 integers that are factors of 66978. The greatest factor of 66978 is 66978.

3. What are the Factors of 66982?

Answer: Factors of 66982 are 1, 2, 107, 214, 313, 626, 33491, 66982. There are 8 integers that are factors of 66982. The greatest factor of 66982 is 66982.

4. How to Find the GCF of 66978 and 66982?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 66978 and 66982 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 66978

66978 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 61 x 61

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 66982

66982 = 2 x 107 x 313

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 66978 and 66982 is 2