What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82218 and 82234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82218 and 82234 is 2.

GCF(82218,82234) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82218 and 82234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82218 and 82234.

How to find the GCF of 82218 and 82234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82218 and 82234. After we will calculate the factors of 82218 and 82234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82218

Prime factors of 82218 are 2, 3, 71, 193. Prime factorization of 82218 in exponential form is:

82218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82234

Prime factors of 82234 are 2, 41117. Prime factorization of 82234 in exponential form is:

82234 = 2¹ × 41117¹

Step-3: Factors of 82218

List of positive integer factors of 82218 that divides 82218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 71, 142, 193, 213, 386, 426, 579, 1158, 13703, 27406, 41109

Step-4: Factors of 82234

List of positive integer factors of 82234 that divides 82218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41117

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82218 and 82234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82218 and 82234 is 2.

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