Question
Find Greatest Common Divisor of 76 and 114, using prime factorization.
Answer
The GCD of given numbers is 38.
Explanation
Step 1 : Find prime factorization of each number.
$$\begin{aligned}76 =& 2\cdot2\cdot19\\[8pt]114 =& 2\cdot3\cdot19\\[8pt]\end{aligned}$$(view steps on how to factor 76 and 114. )
Step 2 : Put a box around factors that are common for all numbers:
$$\begin{aligned}76 =& \color{blue}{\boxed{2}}\cdot2\cdot\color{red}{\boxed{19}}\\[8pt]114 =& \color{blue}{\boxed{2}}\cdot3\cdot\color{red}{\boxed{19}}\\[8pt]\end{aligned}$$Step 3 : Multiply the boxed numbers together:
$$ GCD = 2\cdot19 = 38 $$This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.
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