What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85552 and 85562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85552 and 85562 is 2.

GCF(85552,85562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85552 and 85562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85552 and 85562.

How to find the GCF of 85552 and 85562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85552 and 85562. After we will calculate the factors of 85552 and 85562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85552

Prime factors of 85552 are 2, 5347. Prime factorization of 85552 in exponential form is:

85552 = 2⁴ × 5347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85562

Prime factors of 85562 are 2, 179, 239. Prime factorization of 85562 in exponential form is:

85562 = 2¹ × 179¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 85552

List of positive integer factors of 85552 that divides 85552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 5347, 10694, 21388, 42776

Step-4: Factors of 85562

List of positive integer factors of 85562 that divides 85552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 179, 239, 358, 478, 42781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85552 and 85562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85552 and 85562 is 2.

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