What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86235 and 86244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86235 and 86244 is 3.

GCF(86235,86244) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86235 and 86244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86235 and 86244.

How to find the GCF of 86235 and 86244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86235 and 86244. After we will calculate the factors of 86235 and 86244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86235

Prime factors of 86235 are 3, 5, 5749. Prime factorization of 86235 in exponential form is:

86235 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86244

Prime factors of 86244 are 2, 3, 7187. Prime factorization of 86244 in exponential form is:

86244 = 2² × 3¹ × 7187¹

Step-3: Factors of 86235

List of positive integer factors of 86235 that divides 86235 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5749, 17247, 28745

Step-4: Factors of 86244

List of positive integer factors of 86244 that divides 86235 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7187, 14374, 21561, 28748, 43122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86235 and 86244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86235 and 86244 is 3.

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