What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83042 and 83048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83042 and 83048 is 2.

GCF(83042,83048) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83042 and 83048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83042 and 83048.

How to find the GCF of 83042 and 83048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83042 and 83048. After we will calculate the factors of 83042 and 83048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83042

Prime factors of 83042 are 2, 41521. Prime factorization of 83042 in exponential form is:

83042 = 2¹ × 41521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83048

Prime factors of 83048 are 2, 7, 1483. Prime factorization of 83048 in exponential form is:

83048 = 2³ × 7¹ × 1483¹

Step-3: Factors of 83042

List of positive integer factors of 83042 that divides 83042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41521

Step-4: Factors of 83048

List of positive integer factors of 83048 that divides 83042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 1483, 2966, 5932, 10381, 11864, 20762, 41524

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83042 and 83048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83042 and 83048 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 83042 and 83048