What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86418 and 86426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86418 and 86426 is 2.

GCF(86418,86426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86418 and 86426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86418 and 86426.

How to find the GCF of 86418 and 86426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86418 and 86426. After we will calculate the factors of 86418 and 86426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86418

Prime factors of 86418 are 2, 3, 4801. Prime factorization of 86418 in exponential form is:

86418 = 2¹ × 3² × 4801¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86426

Prime factors of 86426 are 2, 79, 547. Prime factorization of 86426 in exponential form is:

86426 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 86418

List of positive integer factors of 86418 that divides 86418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4801, 9602, 14403, 28806, 43209

Step-4: Factors of 86426

List of positive integer factors of 86426 that divides 86418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 547, 1094, 43213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86418 and 86426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86418 and 86426 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86418 and 86426