What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86478 and 86486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86478 and 86486 is 2.

GCF(86478,86486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86478 and 86486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86478 and 86486.

How to find the GCF of 86478 and 86486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86478 and 86486. After we will calculate the factors of 86478 and 86486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86478

Prime factors of 86478 are 2, 3, 7, 29, 71. Prime factorization of 86478 in exponential form is:

86478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86486

Prime factors of 86486 are 2, 83, 521. Prime factorization of 86486 in exponential form is:

86486 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 86478

List of positive integer factors of 86478 that divides 86478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 29, 42, 58, 71, 87, 142, 174, 203, 213, 406, 426, 497, 609, 994, 1218, 1491, 2059, 2982, 4118, 6177, 12354, 14413, 28826, 43239

Step-4: Factors of 86486

List of positive integer factors of 86486 that divides 86478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 521, 1042, 43243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86478 and 86486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86478 and 86486 is 2.

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