What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85126 and 85142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85126 and 85142 is 2.

GCF(85126,85142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85126 and 85142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85126 and 85142.

How to find the GCF of 85126 and 85142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85126 and 85142. After we will calculate the factors of 85126 and 85142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85126

Prime factors of 85126 are 2, 31, 1373. Prime factorization of 85126 in exponential form is:

85126 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85142

Prime factors of 85142 are 2, 42571. Prime factorization of 85142 in exponential form is:

85142 = 2¹ × 42571¹

Step-3: Factors of 85126

List of positive integer factors of 85126 that divides 85126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 1373, 2746, 42563

Step-4: Factors of 85142

List of positive integer factors of 85142 that divides 85126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42571

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85126 and 85142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85126 and 85142 is 2.

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