What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82986 and 82990?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82986 and 82990 is 2.

GCF(82986,82990) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82986 and 82990, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82986 and 82990.

How to find the GCF of 82986 and 82990?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82986 and 82990. After we will calculate the factors of 82986 and 82990 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82986

Prime factors of 82986 are 2, 3, 13831. Prime factorization of 82986 in exponential form is:

82986 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82990

Prime factors of 82990 are 2, 5, 43, 193. Prime factorization of 82990 in exponential form is:

82990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 82986

List of positive integer factors of 82986 that divides 82986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13831, 27662, 41493

Step-4: Factors of 82990

List of positive integer factors of 82990 that divides 82986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 43, 86, 193, 215, 386, 430, 965, 1930, 8299, 16598, 41495

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82986 and 82990. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82986 and 82990 is 2.

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