What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32852 and 32858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32852 and 32858 is 2.

GCF(32852,32858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32852 and 32858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32852 and 32858.

How to find the GCF of 32852 and 32858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32852 and 32858. After we will calculate the factors of 32852 and 32858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32852

Prime factors of 32852 are 2, 43, 191. Prime factorization of 32852 in exponential form is:

32852 = 2² × 43¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32858

Prime factors of 32858 are 2, 7, 2347. Prime factorization of 32858 in exponential form is:

32858 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2347¹

Step-3: Factors of 32852

List of positive integer factors of 32852 that divides 32852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 191, 382, 764, 8213, 16426

Step-4: Factors of 32858

List of positive integer factors of 32858 that divides 32852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2347, 4694, 16429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32852 and 32858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32852 and 32858 is 2.

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