What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86532 and 86542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86532 and 86542 is 2.

GCF(86532,86542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86532 and 86542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86532 and 86542.

How to find the GCF of 86532 and 86542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86532 and 86542. After we will calculate the factors of 86532 and 86542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 86542

Prime factors of 86542 are 2, 43271. Prime factorization of 86542 in exponential form is:

86542 = 2¹ × 43271¹

Step-3: Factors of 86532

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 86542

List of positive integer factors of 86542 that divides 86532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86532 and 86542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86532 and 86542 is 2.

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