What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84868 and 84874?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84868 and 84874 is 2.

GCF(84868,84874) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84868 and 84874, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84868 and 84874.

How to find the GCF of 84868 and 84874?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84868 and 84874. After we will calculate the factors of 84868 and 84874 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84868

Prime factors of 84868 are 2, 7, 433. Prime factorization of 84868 in exponential form is:

84868 = 2² × 7² × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84874

Prime factors of 84874 are 2, 42437. Prime factorization of 84874 in exponential form is:

84874 = 2¹ × 42437¹

Step-3: Factors of 84868

List of positive integer factors of 84868 that divides 84868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 433, 866, 1732, 3031, 6062, 12124, 21217, 42434

Step-4: Factors of 84874

List of positive integer factors of 84874 that divides 84868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84868 and 84874. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84868 and 84874 is 2.

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