What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86580 and 86596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86580 and 86596 is 4.

GCF(86580,86596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86580 and 86596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86580 and 86596.

How to find the GCF of 86580 and 86596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86580 and 86596. After we will calculate the factors of 86580 and 86596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86580

Prime factors of 86580 are 2, 3, 5, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 86580 in exponential form is:

86580 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86596

Prime factors of 86596 are 2, 21649. Prime factorization of 86596 in exponential form is:

86596 = 2² × 21649¹

Step-3: Factors of 86580

List of positive integer factors of 86580 that divides 86580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 26, 30, 36, 37, 39, 45, 52, 60, 65, 74, 78, 90, 111, 117, 130, 148, 156, 180, 185, 195, 222, 234, 260, 333, 370, 390, 444, 468, 481, 555, 585, 666, 740, 780, 962, 1110, 1170, 1332, 1443, 1665, 1924, 2220, 2340, 2405, 2886, 3330, 4329, 4810, 5772, 6660, 7215, 8658, 9620, 14430, 17316, 21645, 28860, 43290

Step-4: Factors of 86596

List of positive integer factors of 86596 that divides 86580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21649, 43298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86580 and 86596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86580 and 86596 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86580 and 86596