What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86434 and 86452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86434 and 86452 is 2.

GCF(86434,86452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86434 and 86452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86434 and 86452.

How to find the GCF of 86434 and 86452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86434 and 86452. After we will calculate the factors of 86434 and 86452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86434

Prime factors of 86434 are 2, 23, 1879. Prime factorization of 86434 in exponential form is:

86434 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86452

Prime factors of 86452 are 2, 21613. Prime factorization of 86452 in exponential form is:

86452 = 2² × 21613¹

Step-3: Factors of 86434

List of positive integer factors of 86434 that divides 86434 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1879, 3758, 43217

Step-4: Factors of 86452

List of positive integer factors of 86452 that divides 86434 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21613, 43226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86434 and 86452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86434 and 86452 is 2.

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