What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85048 and 85062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85048 and 85062 is 2.

GCF(85048,85062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85048 and 85062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85048 and 85062.

How to find the GCF of 85048 and 85062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85048 and 85062. After we will calculate the factors of 85048 and 85062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85048

Prime factors of 85048 are 2, 10631. Prime factorization of 85048 in exponential form is:

85048 = 2³ × 10631¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85062

Prime factors of 85062 are 2, 3, 14177. Prime factorization of 85062 in exponential form is:

85062 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14177¹

Step-3: Factors of 85048

List of positive integer factors of 85048 that divides 85048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10631, 21262, 42524

Step-4: Factors of 85062

List of positive integer factors of 85062 that divides 85048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14177, 28354, 42531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85048 and 85062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85048 and 85062 is 2.

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