What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84846 and 84856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84846 and 84856 is 2.

GCF(84846,84856) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84846 and 84856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84846 and 84856.

How to find the GCF of 84846 and 84856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84846 and 84856. After we will calculate the factors of 84846 and 84856 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84846

Prime factors of 84846 are 2, 3, 79, 179. Prime factorization of 84846 in exponential form is:

84846 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84856

Prime factors of 84856 are 2, 10607. Prime factorization of 84856 in exponential form is:

84856 = 2³ × 10607¹

Step-3: Factors of 84846

List of positive integer factors of 84846 that divides 84846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 79, 158, 179, 237, 358, 474, 537, 1074, 14141, 28282, 42423

Step-4: Factors of 84856

List of positive integer factors of 84856 that divides 84846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10607, 21214, 42428

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84846 and 84856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84846 and 84856 is 2.

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