What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85256 and 85262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85256 and 85262 is 2.

GCF(85256,85262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85256 and 85262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85256 and 85262.

How to find the GCF of 85256 and 85262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85256 and 85262. After we will calculate the factors of 85256 and 85262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85256

Prime factors of 85256 are 2, 10657. Prime factorization of 85256 in exponential form is:

85256 = 2³ × 10657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85262

Prime factors of 85262 are 2, 89, 479. Prime factorization of 85262 in exponential form is:

85262 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 85256

List of positive integer factors of 85256 that divides 85256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10657, 21314, 42628

Step-4: Factors of 85262

List of positive integer factors of 85262 that divides 85256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 479, 958, 42631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85256 and 85262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85256 and 85262 is 2.

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