What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83992 and 83996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83992 and 83996 is 4.

GCF(83992,83996) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83992 and 83996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83992 and 83996.

How to find the GCF of 83992 and 83996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83992 and 83996. After we will calculate the factors of 83992 and 83996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83992

Prime factors of 83992 are 2, 10499. Prime factorization of 83992 in exponential form is:

83992 = 2³ × 10499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83996

Prime factors of 83996 are 2, 11, 23, 83. Prime factorization of 83996 in exponential form is:

83996 = 2² × 11¹ × 23¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 83992

List of positive integer factors of 83992 that divides 83992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10499, 20998, 41996

Step-4: Factors of 83996

List of positive integer factors of 83996 that divides 83992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 23, 44, 46, 83, 92, 166, 253, 332, 506, 913, 1012, 1826, 1909, 3652, 3818, 7636, 20999, 41998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83992 and 83996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83992 and 83996 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 83992 and 83996