What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86750 and 86762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86750 and 86762 is 2.

GCF(86750,86762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86750 and 86762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86750 and 86762.

How to find the GCF of 86750 and 86762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86750 and 86762. After we will calculate the factors of 86750 and 86762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86750

Prime factors of 86750 are 2, 5, 347. Prime factorization of 86750 in exponential form is:

86750 = 2¹ × 5³ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86762

Prime factors of 86762 are 2, 13, 47, 71. Prime factorization of 86762 in exponential form is:

86762 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 86750

List of positive integer factors of 86750 that divides 86750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 250, 347, 694, 1735, 3470, 8675, 17350, 43375

Step-4: Factors of 86762

List of positive integer factors of 86762 that divides 86750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 47, 71, 94, 142, 611, 923, 1222, 1846, 3337, 6674, 43381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86750 and 86762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86750 and 86762 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86750 and 86762