What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82442 and 82462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82442 and 82462 is 2.

GCF(82442,82462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82442 and 82462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82442 and 82462.

How to find the GCF of 82442 and 82462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82442 and 82462. After we will calculate the factors of 82442 and 82462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82442

Prime factors of 82442 are 2, 41221. Prime factorization of 82442 in exponential form is:

82442 = 2¹ × 41221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82462

Prime factors of 82462 are 2, 41231. Prime factorization of 82462 in exponential form is:

82462 = 2¹ × 41231¹

Step-3: Factors of 82442

List of positive integer factors of 82442 that divides 82442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41221

Step-4: Factors of 82462

List of positive integer factors of 82462 that divides 82442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82442 and 82462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82442 and 82462 is 2.

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