What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83218 and 83228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83218 and 83228 is 2.

GCF(83218,83228) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83218 and 83228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83218 and 83228.

How to find the GCF of 83218 and 83228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83218 and 83228. After we will calculate the factors of 83218 and 83228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83218

Prime factors of 83218 are 2, 41609. Prime factorization of 83218 in exponential form is:

83218 = 2¹ × 41609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83228

Prime factors of 83228 are 2, 20807. Prime factorization of 83228 in exponential form is:

83228 = 2² × 20807¹

Step-3: Factors of 83218

List of positive integer factors of 83218 that divides 83218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41609

Step-4: Factors of 83228

List of positive integer factors of 83228 that divides 83218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20807, 41614

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83218 and 83228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83218 and 83228 is 2.

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