What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86442 and 86457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86442 and 86457 is 3.

GCF(86442,86457) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86442 and 86457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86442 and 86457.

How to find the GCF of 86442 and 86457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86442 and 86457. After we will calculate the factors of 86442 and 86457 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86442

Prime factors of 86442 are 2, 3, 14407. Prime factorization of 86442 in exponential form is:

86442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14407¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86457

Prime factors of 86457 are 3, 7, 23, 179. Prime factorization of 86457 in exponential form is:

86457 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 86442

List of positive integer factors of 86442 that divides 86442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14407, 28814, 43221

Step-4: Factors of 86457

List of positive integer factors of 86457 that divides 86442 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 23, 69, 161, 179, 483, 537, 1253, 3759, 4117, 12351, 28819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86442 and 86457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86442 and 86457 is 3.

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