What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85710 and 85729?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85710 and 85729 is 1.

GCF(85710,85729) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85710 and 85729, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85710 and 85729.

How to find the GCF of 85710 and 85729?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85710 and 85729. After we will calculate the factors of 85710 and 85729 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85710

Prime factors of 85710 are 2, 3, 5, 2857. Prime factorization of 85710 in exponential form is:

85710 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 2857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85729

Prime factors of 85729 are 7, 37, 331. Prime factorization of 85729 in exponential form is:

85729 = 7¹ × 37¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 85710

List of positive integer factors of 85710 that divides 85710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 2857, 5714, 8571, 14285, 17142, 28570, 42855

Step-4: Factors of 85729

List of positive integer factors of 85729 that divides 85710 without a remainder.

1, 7, 37, 259, 331, 2317, 12247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85710 and 85729. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85710 and 85729 is 1.

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