What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83862 and 83871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83862 and 83871 is 9.

GCF(83862,83871) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83862 and 83871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83862 and 83871.

How to find the GCF of 83862 and 83871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83862 and 83871. After we will calculate the factors of 83862 and 83871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83862

Prime factors of 83862 are 2, 3, 1553. Prime factorization of 83862 in exponential form is:

83862 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1553¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83871

Prime factors of 83871 are 3, 9319. Prime factorization of 83871 in exponential form is:

83871 = 3² × 9319¹

Step-3: Factors of 83862

List of positive integer factors of 83862 that divides 83862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1553, 3106, 4659, 9318, 13977, 27954, 41931

Step-4: Factors of 83871

List of positive integer factors of 83871 that divides 83862 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9319, 27957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83862 and 83871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83862 and 83871 is 9.

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