What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83918 and 83926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83918 and 83926 is 2.

GCF(83918,83926) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83918 and 83926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83918 and 83926.

How to find the GCF of 83918 and 83926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83918 and 83926. After we will calculate the factors of 83918 and 83926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83918

Prime factors of 83918 are 2, 41959. Prime factorization of 83918 in exponential form is:

83918 = 2¹ × 41959¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83926

Prime factors of 83926 are 2, 29, 1447. Prime factorization of 83926 in exponential form is:

83926 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1447¹

Step-3: Factors of 83918

List of positive integer factors of 83918 that divides 83918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41959

Step-4: Factors of 83926

List of positive integer factors of 83926 that divides 83918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1447, 2894, 41963

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83918 and 83926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83918 and 83926 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 83918 and 83926