What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99852 and 99864?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99852 and 99864 is 12.

GCF(99852,99864) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99852 and 99864, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99852 and 99864.

How to find the GCF of 99852 and 99864?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99852 and 99864. After we will calculate the factors of 99852 and 99864 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99852

Prime factors of 99852 are 2, 3, 53, 157. Prime factorization of 99852 in exponential form is:

99852 = 2² × 3¹ × 53¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99864

Prime factors of 99864 are 2, 3, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 99864 in exponential form is:

99864 = 2³ × 3² × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 99852

List of positive integer factors of 99852 that divides 99852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 53, 106, 157, 159, 212, 314, 318, 471, 628, 636, 942, 1884, 8321, 16642, 24963, 33284, 49926

Step-4: Factors of 99864

List of positive integer factors of 99864 that divides 99852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19, 24, 36, 38, 57, 72, 73, 76, 114, 146, 152, 171, 219, 228, 292, 342, 438, 456, 584, 657, 684, 876, 1314, 1368, 1387, 1752, 2628, 2774, 4161, 5256, 5548, 8322, 11096, 12483, 16644, 24966, 33288, 49932

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99852 and 99864. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99852 and 99864 is 12.

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