What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83656 and 83662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83656 and 83662 is 2.

GCF(83656,83662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83656 and 83662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83656 and 83662.

How to find the GCF of 83656 and 83662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83656 and 83662. After we will calculate the factors of 83656 and 83662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83656

Prime factors of 83656 are 2, 10457. Prime factorization of 83656 in exponential form is:

83656 = 2³ × 10457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83662

Prime factors of 83662 are 2, 59, 709. Prime factorization of 83662 in exponential form is:

83662 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 709¹

Step-3: Factors of 83656

List of positive integer factors of 83656 that divides 83656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10457, 20914, 41828

Step-4: Factors of 83662

List of positive integer factors of 83662 that divides 83656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 709, 1418, 41831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83656 and 83662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83656 and 83662 is 2.

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