What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86841 and 86859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86841 and 86859 is 9.

GCF(86841,86859) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86841 and 86859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86841 and 86859.

How to find the GCF of 86841 and 86859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86841 and 86859. After we will calculate the factors of 86841 and 86859 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86841

Prime factors of 86841 are 3, 9649. Prime factorization of 86841 in exponential form is:

86841 = 3² × 9649¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86859

Prime factors of 86859 are 3, 3217. Prime factorization of 86859 in exponential form is:

86859 = 3³ × 3217¹

Step-3: Factors of 86841

List of positive integer factors of 86841 that divides 86841 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9649, 28947

Step-4: Factors of 86859

List of positive integer factors of 86859 that divides 86841 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 3217, 9651, 28953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86841 and 86859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86841 and 86859 is 9.

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