What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82396 and 82402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82396 and 82402 is 2.

GCF(82396,82402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82396 and 82402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82396 and 82402.

How to find the GCF of 82396 and 82402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82396 and 82402. After we will calculate the factors of 82396 and 82402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82396

Prime factors of 82396 are 2, 20599. Prime factorization of 82396 in exponential form is:

82396 = 2² × 20599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82402

Prime factors of 82402 are 2, 41201. Prime factorization of 82402 in exponential form is:

82402 = 2¹ × 41201¹

Step-3: Factors of 82396

List of positive integer factors of 82396 that divides 82396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20599, 41198

Step-4: Factors of 82402

List of positive integer factors of 82402 that divides 82396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82396 and 82402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82396 and 82402 is 2.

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