What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33482 and 33486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33482 and 33486 is 2.

GCF(33482,33486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33482 and 33486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33482 and 33486.

How to find the GCF of 33482 and 33486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33482 and 33486. After we will calculate the factors of 33482 and 33486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33482

Prime factors of 33482 are 2, 16741. Prime factorization of 33482 in exponential form is:

33482 = 2¹ × 16741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33486

Prime factors of 33486 are 2, 3, 5581. Prime factorization of 33486 in exponential form is:

33486 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5581¹

Step-3: Factors of 33482

List of positive integer factors of 33482 that divides 33482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16741

Step-4: Factors of 33486

List of positive integer factors of 33486 that divides 33482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5581, 11162, 16743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33482 and 33486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33482 and 33486 is 2.

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