What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86462 and 86482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86462 and 86482 is 2.

GCF(86462,86482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86462 and 86482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86462 and 86482.

How to find the GCF of 86462 and 86482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86462 and 86482. After we will calculate the factors of 86462 and 86482 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 86482

Prime factors of 86482 are 2, 11, 3931. Prime factorization of 86482 in exponential form is:

86482 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3931¹

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 86482

List of positive integer factors of 86482 that divides 86462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3931, 7862, 43241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86462 and 86482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86462 and 86482 is 2.

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