What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83914 and 83920?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83914 and 83920 is 2.

GCF(83914,83920) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83914 and 83920, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83914 and 83920.

How to find the GCF of 83914 and 83920?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83914 and 83920. After we will calculate the factors of 83914 and 83920 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83914

Prime factors of 83914 are 2, 41957. Prime factorization of 83914 in exponential form is:

83914 = 2¹ × 41957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83920

Prime factors of 83920 are 2, 5, 1049. Prime factorization of 83920 in exponential form is:

83920 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 83914

List of positive integer factors of 83914 that divides 83914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41957

Step-4: Factors of 83920

List of positive integer factors of 83920 that divides 83914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 1049, 2098, 4196, 5245, 8392, 10490, 16784, 20980, 41960

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83914 and 83920. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83914 and 83920 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 83914 and 83920