What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84438 and 84446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84438 and 84446 is 2.

GCF(84438,84446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84438 and 84446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84438 and 84446.

How to find the GCF of 84438 and 84446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84438 and 84446. After we will calculate the factors of 84438 and 84446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84438

Prime factors of 84438 are 2, 3, 4691. Prime factorization of 84438 in exponential form is:

84438 = 2¹ × 3² × 4691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84446

Prime factors of 84446 are 2, 42223. Prime factorization of 84446 in exponential form is:

84446 = 2¹ × 42223¹

Step-3: Factors of 84438

List of positive integer factors of 84438 that divides 84438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4691, 9382, 14073, 28146, 42219

Step-4: Factors of 84446

List of positive integer factors of 84446 that divides 84438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84438 and 84446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84438 and 84446 is 2.

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