What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84562 and 84572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84562 and 84572 is 2.

GCF(84562,84572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84562 and 84572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84562 and 84572.

How to find the GCF of 84562 and 84572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84562 and 84572. After we will calculate the factors of 84562 and 84572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84562

Prime factors of 84562 are 2, 42281. Prime factorization of 84562 in exponential form is:

84562 = 2¹ × 42281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84572

Prime factors of 84572 are 2, 21143. Prime factorization of 84572 in exponential form is:

84572 = 2² × 21143¹

Step-3: Factors of 84562

List of positive integer factors of 84562 that divides 84562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42281

Step-4: Factors of 84572

List of positive integer factors of 84572 that divides 84562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21143, 42286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84562 and 84572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84562 and 84572 is 2.

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