What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86512 and 86532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86512 and 86532 is 4.

GCF(86512,86532) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86512 and 86532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86512 and 86532.

How to find the GCF of 86512 and 86532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86512 and 86532. After we will calculate the factors of 86512 and 86532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86512

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

86512 = 2⁴ × 5407¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86532

Prime factors of 86532 are 2, 3, 7211. Prime factorization of 86532 in exponential form is:

86532 = 2² × 3¹ × 7211¹

Step-3: Factors of 86512

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 86532

List of positive integer factors of 86532 that divides 86512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7211, 14422, 21633, 28844, 43266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86512 and 86532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86512 and 86532 is 4.

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