What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86828 and 86836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86828 and 86836 is 4.

GCF(86828,86836) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86828 and 86836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86828 and 86836.

How to find the GCF of 86828 and 86836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86828 and 86836. After we will calculate the factors of 86828 and 86836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86828

Prime factors of 86828 are 2, 7, 443. Prime factorization of 86828 in exponential form is:

86828 = 2² × 7² × 443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86836

Prime factors of 86836 are 2, 17, 1277. Prime factorization of 86836 in exponential form is:

86836 = 2² × 17¹ × 1277¹

Step-3: Factors of 86828

List of positive integer factors of 86828 that divides 86828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 443, 886, 1772, 3101, 6202, 12404, 21707, 43414

Step-4: Factors of 86836

List of positive integer factors of 86836 that divides 86828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 1277, 2554, 5108, 21709, 43418

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86828 and 86836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86828 and 86836 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86828 and 86836