What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86502 and 86516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86502 and 86516 is 2.

GCF(86502,86516) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86502 and 86516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86502 and 86516.

How to find the GCF of 86502 and 86516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86502 and 86516. After we will calculate the factors of 86502 and 86516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86502

Prime factors of 86502 are 2, 3, 13, 1109. Prime factorization of 86502 in exponential form is:

86502 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86516

Prime factors of 86516 are 2, 43, 503. Prime factorization of 86516 in exponential form is:

86516 = 2² × 43¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 86502

List of positive integer factors of 86502 that divides 86502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 1109, 2218, 3327, 6654, 14417, 28834, 43251

Step-4: Factors of 86516

List of positive integer factors of 86516 that divides 86502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 503, 1006, 2012, 21629, 43258

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86502 and 86516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86502 and 86516 is 2.

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