What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82856 and 82868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82856 and 82868 is 4.

GCF(82856,82868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82856 and 82868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82856 and 82868.

How to find the GCF of 82856 and 82868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82856 and 82868. After we will calculate the factors of 82856 and 82868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82856

Prime factors of 82856 are 2, 10357. Prime factorization of 82856 in exponential form is:

82856 = 2³ × 10357¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82868

Prime factors of 82868 are 2, 20717. Prime factorization of 82868 in exponential form is:

82868 = 2² × 20717¹

Step-3: Factors of 82856

List of positive integer factors of 82856 that divides 82856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10357, 20714, 41428

Step-4: Factors of 82868

List of positive integer factors of 82868 that divides 82856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 20717, 41434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82856 and 82868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82856 and 82868 is 4.

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