What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84256 and 84262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84256 and 84262 is 2.

GCF(84256,84262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84256 and 84262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84256 and 84262.

How to find the GCF of 84256 and 84262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84256 and 84262. After we will calculate the factors of 84256 and 84262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84256

Prime factors of 84256 are 2, 2633. Prime factorization of 84256 in exponential form is:

84256 = 2⁵ × 2633¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84262

Prime factors of 84262 are 2, 42131. Prime factorization of 84262 in exponential form is:

84262 = 2¹ × 42131¹

Step-3: Factors of 84256

List of positive integer factors of 84256 that divides 84256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2633, 5266, 10532, 21064, 42128

Step-4: Factors of 84262

List of positive integer factors of 84262 that divides 84256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84256 and 84262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84256 and 84262 is 2.

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