What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86630 and 86648?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86630 and 86648 is 2.

GCF(86630,86648) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86630 and 86648, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86630 and 86648.

How to find the GCF of 86630 and 86648?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86630 and 86648. After we will calculate the factors of 86630 and 86648 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86630

Prime factors of 86630 are 2, 5, 8663. Prime factorization of 86630 in exponential form is:

86630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8663¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86648

Prime factors of 86648 are 2, 10831. Prime factorization of 86648 in exponential form is:

86648 = 2³ × 10831¹

Step-3: Factors of 86630

List of positive integer factors of 86630 that divides 86630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8663, 17326, 43315

Step-4: Factors of 86648

List of positive integer factors of 86648 that divides 86630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10831, 21662, 43324

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86630 and 86648. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86630 and 86648 is 2.

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