What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84204 and 84212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84204 and 84212 is 4.

GCF(84204,84212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84204 and 84212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84204 and 84212.

How to find the GCF of 84204 and 84212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84204 and 84212. After we will calculate the factors of 84204 and 84212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84204

Prime factors of 84204 are 2, 3, 2339. Prime factorization of 84204 in exponential form is:

84204 = 2² × 3² × 2339¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84212

Prime factors of 84212 are 2, 37, 569. Prime factorization of 84212 in exponential form is:

84212 = 2² × 37¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 84204

List of positive integer factors of 84204 that divides 84204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2339, 4678, 7017, 9356, 14034, 21051, 28068, 42102

Step-4: Factors of 84212

List of positive integer factors of 84212 that divides 84204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 569, 1138, 2276, 21053, 42106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84204 and 84212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84204 and 84212 is 4.

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