What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83704 and 83722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83704 and 83722 is 2.

GCF(83704,83722) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83704 and 83722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83704 and 83722.

How to find the GCF of 83704 and 83722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83704 and 83722. After we will calculate the factors of 83704 and 83722 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83704

Prime factors of 83704 are 2, 10463. Prime factorization of 83704 in exponential form is:

83704 = 2³ × 10463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83722

Prime factors of 83722 are 2, 41, 1021. Prime factorization of 83722 in exponential form is:

83722 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 1021¹

Step-3: Factors of 83704

List of positive integer factors of 83704 that divides 83704 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10463, 20926, 41852

Step-4: Factors of 83722

List of positive integer factors of 83722 that divides 83704 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 1021, 2042, 41861

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83704 and 83722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83704 and 83722 is 2.

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