What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84472 and 84478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84472 and 84478 is 2.

GCF(84472,84478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84472 and 84478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84472 and 84478.

How to find the GCF of 84472 and 84478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84472 and 84478. After we will calculate the factors of 84472 and 84478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84472

Prime factors of 84472 are 2, 10559. Prime factorization of 84472 in exponential form is:

84472 = 2³ × 10559¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84478

Prime factors of 84478 are 2, 42239. Prime factorization of 84478 in exponential form is:

84478 = 2¹ × 42239¹

Step-3: Factors of 84472

List of positive integer factors of 84472 that divides 84472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10559, 21118, 42236

Step-4: Factors of 84478

List of positive integer factors of 84478 that divides 84472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84472 and 84478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84472 and 84478 is 2.

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