What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86462 and 86474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86462 and 86474 is 2.

GCF(86462,86474) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86462 and 86474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86462 and 86474.

How to find the GCF of 86462 and 86474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86462 and 86474. After we will calculate the factors of 86462 and 86474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86462

Prime factors of 86462 are 2, 17, 2543. Prime factorization of 86462 in exponential form is:

86462 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86474

Prime factors of 86474 are 2, 43237. Prime factorization of 86474 in exponential form is:

86474 = 2¹ × 43237¹

Step-3: Factors of 86462

List of positive integer factors of 86462 that divides 86462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2543, 5086, 43231

Step-4: Factors of 86474

List of positive integer factors of 86474 that divides 86462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86462 and 86474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86462 and 86474 is 2.

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