What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83240 and 83246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83240 and 83246 is 2.

GCF(83240,83246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83240 and 83246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83240 and 83246.

How to find the GCF of 83240 and 83246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83240 and 83246. After we will calculate the factors of 83240 and 83246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83240

Prime factors of 83240 are 2, 5, 2081. Prime factorization of 83240 in exponential form is:

83240 = 2³ × 5¹ × 2081¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83246

Prime factors of 83246 are 2, 107, 389. Prime factorization of 83246 in exponential form is:

83246 = 2¹ × 107¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 83240

List of positive integer factors of 83240 that divides 83240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 2081, 4162, 8324, 10405, 16648, 20810, 41620

Step-4: Factors of 83246

List of positive integer factors of 83246 that divides 83240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 107, 214, 389, 778, 41623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83240 and 83246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83240 and 83246 is 2.

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