What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20830 and 20836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20830 and 20836 is 2.

GCF(20830,20836) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20830 and 20836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20830 and 20836.

How to find the GCF of 20830 and 20836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20830 and 20836. After we will calculate the factors of 20830 and 20836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20830

Prime factors of 20830 are 2, 5, 2083. Prime factorization of 20830 in exponential form is:

20830 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20836

Prime factors of 20836 are 2, 5209. Prime factorization of 20836 in exponential form is:

20836 = 2² × 5209¹

Step-3: Factors of 20830

List of positive integer factors of 20830 that divides 20830 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2083, 4166, 10415

Step-4: Factors of 20836

List of positive integer factors of 20836 that divides 20830 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5209, 10418

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20830 and 20836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20830 and 20836 is 2.

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