What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82342 and 82356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82342 and 82356 is 2.

GCF(82342,82356) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82342 and 82356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82342 and 82356.

How to find the GCF of 82342 and 82356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82342 and 82356. After we will calculate the factors of 82342 and 82356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82342

Prime factors of 82342 are 2, 13, 3167. Prime factorization of 82342 in exponential form is:

82342 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82356

Prime factors of 82356 are 2, 3, 6863. Prime factorization of 82356 in exponential form is:

82356 = 2² × 3¹ × 6863¹

Step-3: Factors of 82342

List of positive integer factors of 82342 that divides 82342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 3167, 6334, 41171

Step-4: Factors of 82356

List of positive integer factors of 82356 that divides 82342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6863, 13726, 20589, 27452, 41178

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82342 and 82356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82342 and 82356 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 82342 and 82356