What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83140 and 83146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83140 and 83146 is 2.

GCF(83140,83146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83140 and 83146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83140 and 83146.

How to find the GCF of 83140 and 83146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83140 and 83146. After we will calculate the factors of 83140 and 83146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83140

Prime factors of 83140 are 2, 5, 4157. Prime factorization of 83140 in exponential form is:

83140 = 2² × 5¹ × 4157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83146

Prime factors of 83146 are 2, 7, 5939. Prime factorization of 83146 in exponential form is:

83146 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5939¹

Step-3: Factors of 83140

List of positive integer factors of 83140 that divides 83140 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 4157, 8314, 16628, 20785, 41570

Step-4: Factors of 83146

List of positive integer factors of 83146 that divides 83140 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 5939, 11878, 41573

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83140 and 83146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83140 and 83146 is 2.

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