What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84698 and 84712?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84698 and 84712 is 2.

GCF(84698,84712) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84698 and 84712, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84698 and 84712.

How to find the GCF of 84698 and 84712?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84698 and 84712. After we will calculate the factors of 84698 and 84712 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84698

Prime factors of 84698 are 2, 42349. Prime factorization of 84698 in exponential form is:

84698 = 2¹ × 42349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84712

Prime factors of 84712 are 2, 10589. Prime factorization of 84712 in exponential form is:

84712 = 2³ × 10589¹

Step-3: Factors of 84698

List of positive integer factors of 84698 that divides 84698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42349

Step-4: Factors of 84712

List of positive integer factors of 84712 that divides 84698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10589, 21178, 42356

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84698 and 84712. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84698 and 84712 is 2.

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