What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85286 and 85304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85286 and 85304 is 2.

GCF(85286,85304) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85286 and 85304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85286 and 85304.

How to find the GCF of 85286 and 85304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85286 and 85304. After we will calculate the factors of 85286 and 85304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85286

Prime factors of 85286 are 2, 42643. Prime factorization of 85286 in exponential form is:

85286 = 2¹ × 42643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85304

Prime factors of 85304 are 2, 10663. Prime factorization of 85304 in exponential form is:

85304 = 2³ × 10663¹

Step-3: Factors of 85286

List of positive integer factors of 85286 that divides 85286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42643

Step-4: Factors of 85304

List of positive integer factors of 85304 that divides 85286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10663, 21326, 42652

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85286 and 85304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85286 and 85304 is 2.

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