What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82864 and 82870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82864 and 82870 is 2.

GCF(82864,82870) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82864 and 82870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82864 and 82870.

How to find the GCF of 82864 and 82870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82864 and 82870. After we will calculate the factors of 82864 and 82870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82864

Prime factors of 82864 are 2, 5179. Prime factorization of 82864 in exponential form is:

82864 = 2⁴ × 5179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82870

Prime factors of 82870 are 2, 5, 8287. Prime factorization of 82870 in exponential form is:

82870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8287¹

Step-3: Factors of 82864

List of positive integer factors of 82864 that divides 82864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 5179, 10358, 20716, 41432

Step-4: Factors of 82870

List of positive integer factors of 82870 that divides 82864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8287, 16574, 41435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82864 and 82870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82864 and 82870 is 2.

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