What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86522 and 86538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86522 and 86538 is 2.

GCF(86522,86538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86522 and 86538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86522 and 86538.

How to find the GCF of 86522 and 86538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86522 and 86538. After we will calculate the factors of 86522 and 86538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86522

Prime factors of 86522 are 2, 43261. Prime factorization of 86522 in exponential form is:

86522 = 2¹ × 43261¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86538

Prime factors of 86538 are 2, 3, 14423. Prime factorization of 86538 in exponential form is:

86538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14423¹

Step-3: Factors of 86522

List of positive integer factors of 86522 that divides 86522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43261

Step-4: Factors of 86538

List of positive integer factors of 86538 that divides 86522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14423, 28846, 43269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86522 and 86538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86522 and 86538 is 2.

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