What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32482 and 32486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32482 and 32486 is 2.

GCF(32482,32486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32482 and 32486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32482 and 32486.

How to find the GCF of 32482 and 32486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32482 and 32486. After we will calculate the factors of 32482 and 32486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32482

Prime factors of 32482 are 2, 109, 149. Prime factorization of 32482 in exponential form is:

32482 = 2¹ × 109¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32486

Prime factors of 32486 are 2, 37, 439. Prime factorization of 32486 in exponential form is:

32486 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 32482

List of positive integer factors of 32482 that divides 32482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 149, 218, 298, 16241

Step-4: Factors of 32486

List of positive integer factors of 32486 that divides 32482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 439, 878, 16243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32482 and 32486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32482 and 32486 is 2.

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