What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82462 and 82478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82462 and 82478 is 2.

GCF(82462,82478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82462 and 82478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82462 and 82478.

How to find the GCF of 82462 and 82478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82462 and 82478. After we will calculate the factors of 82462 and 82478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82462

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

82462 = 2¹ × 41231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82478

Prime factors of 82478 are 2, 11, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 82478 in exponential form is:

82478 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 82462

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

1, 2, 41231

Step-4: Factors of 82478

List of positive integer factors of 82478 that divides 82462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 163, 253, 326, 506, 1793, 3586, 3749, 7498, 41239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82462 and 82478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82462 and 82478 is 2.

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