What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86542 and 86558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86542 and 86558 is 2.

GCF(86542,86558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86542 and 86558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86542 and 86558.

How to find the GCF of 86542 and 86558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86542 and 86558. After we will calculate the factors of 86542 and 86558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86542

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

86542 = 2¹ × 43271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86558

Prime factors of 86558 are 2, 113, 383. Prime factorization of 86558 in exponential form is:

86558 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 86542

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

1, 2, 43271

Step-4: Factors of 86558

List of positive integer factors of 86558 that divides 86542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 226, 383, 766, 43279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86542 and 86558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86542 and 86558 is 2.

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