What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84962 and 84982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84962 and 84982 is 2.

GCF(84962,84982) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84962 and 84982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84962 and 84982.

How to find the GCF of 84962 and 84982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84962 and 84982. After we will calculate the factors of 84962 and 84982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84962

Prime factors of 84962 are 2, 23, 1847. Prime factorization of 84962 in exponential form is:

84962 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1847¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84982

Prime factors of 84982 are 2, 42491. Prime factorization of 84982 in exponential form is:

84982 = 2¹ × 42491¹

Step-3: Factors of 84962

List of positive integer factors of 84962 that divides 84962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1847, 3694, 42481

Step-4: Factors of 84982

List of positive integer factors of 84982 that divides 84962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84962 and 84982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84962 and 84982 is 2.

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