What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86842 and 86858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86842 and 86858 is 2.

GCF(86842,86858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86842 and 86858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86842 and 86858.

How to find the GCF of 86842 and 86858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86842 and 86858. After we will calculate the factors of 86842 and 86858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86842

Prime factors of 86842 are 2, 7, 6203. Prime factorization of 86842 in exponential form is:

86842 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86858

Prime factors of 86858 are 2, 137, 317. Prime factorization of 86858 in exponential form is:

86858 = 2¹ × 137¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 86842

List of positive integer factors of 86842 that divides 86842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6203, 12406, 43421

Step-4: Factors of 86858

List of positive integer factors of 86858 that divides 86842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137, 274, 317, 634, 43429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86842 and 86858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86842 and 86858 is 2.

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