What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83932 and 83938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83932 and 83938 is 2.

GCF(83932,83938) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83932 and 83938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83932 and 83938.

How to find the GCF of 83932 and 83938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83932 and 83938. After we will calculate the factors of 83932 and 83938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83932

Prime factors of 83932 are 2, 20983. Prime factorization of 83932 in exponential form is:

83932 = 2² × 20983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83938

Prime factors of 83938 are 2, 41969. Prime factorization of 83938 in exponential form is:

83938 = 2¹ × 41969¹

Step-3: Factors of 83932

List of positive integer factors of 83932 that divides 83932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20983, 41966

Step-4: Factors of 83938

List of positive integer factors of 83938 that divides 83932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41969

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83932 and 83938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83932 and 83938 is 2.

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