What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32828 and 32846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32828 and 32846 is 2.

GCF(32828,32846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32828 and 32846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32828 and 32846.

How to find the GCF of 32828 and 32846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32828 and 32846. After we will calculate the factors of 32828 and 32846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32828

Prime factors of 32828 are 2, 29, 283. Prime factorization of 32828 in exponential form is:

32828 = 2² × 29¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32846

Prime factors of 32846 are 2, 11, 1493. Prime factorization of 32846 in exponential form is:

32846 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1493¹

Step-3: Factors of 32828

List of positive integer factors of 32828 that divides 32828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 283, 566, 1132, 8207, 16414

Step-4: Factors of 32846

List of positive integer factors of 32846 that divides 32828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1493, 2986, 16423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32828 and 32846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32828 and 32846 is 2.

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