What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84846 and 84862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84846 and 84862 is 2.

GCF(84846,84862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84846 and 84862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84846 and 84862.

How to find the GCF of 84846 and 84862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84846 and 84862. After we will calculate the factors of 84846 and 84862 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 84862

Prime factors of 84862 are 2, 151, 281. Prime factorization of 84862 in exponential form is:

84862 = 2¹ × 151¹ × 281¹

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 84862

List of positive integer factors of 84862 that divides 84846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 151, 281, 302, 562, 42431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84846 and 84862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84846 and 84862 is 2.

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