What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86498 and 86512?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86498 and 86512 is 2.

GCF(86498,86512) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86498 and 86512, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86498 and 86512.

How to find the GCF of 86498 and 86512?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86498 and 86512. After we will calculate the factors of 86498 and 86512 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86498

Prime factors of 86498 are 2, 61, 709. Prime factorization of 86498 in exponential form is:

86498 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86512

Prime factors of 86512 are 2, 5407. Prime factorization of 86512 in exponential form is:

86512 = 2⁴ × 5407¹

Step-3: Factors of 86498

List of positive integer factors of 86498 that divides 86498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 709, 1418, 43249

Step-4: Factors of 86512

List of positive integer factors of 86512 that divides 86498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 5407, 10814, 21628, 43256

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86498 and 86512. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86498 and 86512 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86498 and 86512