What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84290 and 84298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84290 and 84298 is 2.

GCF(84290,84298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84290 and 84298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84290 and 84298.

How to find the GCF of 84290 and 84298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84290 and 84298. After we will calculate the factors of 84290 and 84298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84290

Prime factors of 84290 are 2, 5, 8429. Prime factorization of 84290 in exponential form is:

84290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8429¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84298

Prime factors of 84298 are 2, 113, 373. Prime factorization of 84298 in exponential form is:

84298 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 84290

List of positive integer factors of 84290 that divides 84290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8429, 16858, 42145

Step-4: Factors of 84298

List of positive integer factors of 84298 that divides 84290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 226, 373, 746, 42149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84290 and 84298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84290 and 84298 is 2.

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