What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86426 and 86446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86426 and 86446 is 2.

GCF(86426,86446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86426 and 86446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86426 and 86446.

How to find the GCF of 86426 and 86446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86426 and 86446. After we will calculate the factors of 86426 and 86446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 86446

Prime factors of 86446 are 2, 43223. Prime factorization of 86446 in exponential form is:

86446 = 2¹ × 43223¹

Step-3: Factors of 86426

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 86446

List of positive integer factors of 86446 that divides 86426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86426 and 86446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86426 and 86446 is 2.

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