What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82580 and 82586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82580 and 82586 is 2.

GCF(82580,82586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82580 and 82586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82580 and 82586.

How to find the GCF of 82580 and 82586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82580 and 82586. After we will calculate the factors of 82580 and 82586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82580

Prime factors of 82580 are 2, 5, 4129. Prime factorization of 82580 in exponential form is:

82580 = 2² × 5¹ × 4129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82586

Prime factors of 82586 are 2, 7, 17, 347. Prime factorization of 82586 in exponential form is:

82586 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 82580

List of positive integer factors of 82580 that divides 82580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 4129, 8258, 16516, 20645, 41290

Step-4: Factors of 82586

List of positive integer factors of 82586 that divides 82580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 119, 238, 347, 694, 2429, 4858, 5899, 11798, 41293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82580 and 82586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82580 and 82586 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 82580 and 82586