What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85480 and 85496?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85480 and 85496 is 8.

GCF(85480,85496) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85480 and 85496, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85480 and 85496.

How to find the GCF of 85480 and 85496?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85480 and 85496. After we will calculate the factors of 85480 and 85496 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85480

Prime factors of 85480 are 2, 5, 2137. Prime factorization of 85480 in exponential form is:

85480 = 2³ × 5¹ × 2137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85496

Prime factors of 85496 are 2, 10687. Prime factorization of 85496 in exponential form is:

85496 = 2³ × 10687¹

Step-3: Factors of 85480

List of positive integer factors of 85480 that divides 85480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 2137, 4274, 8548, 10685, 17096, 21370, 42740

Step-4: Factors of 85496

List of positive integer factors of 85496 that divides 85480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10687, 21374, 42748

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85480 and 85496. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85480 and 85496 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 85480 and 85496