What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85716 and 85730?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85716 and 85730 is 2.

GCF(85716,85730) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85716 and 85730, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85716 and 85730.

How to find the GCF of 85716 and 85730?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85716 and 85730. After we will calculate the factors of 85716 and 85730 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85716

Prime factors of 85716 are 2, 3, 2381. Prime factorization of 85716 in exponential form is:

85716 = 2² × 3² × 2381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85730

Prime factors of 85730 are 2, 5, 8573. Prime factorization of 85730 in exponential form is:

85730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8573¹

Step-3: Factors of 85716

List of positive integer factors of 85716 that divides 85716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2381, 4762, 7143, 9524, 14286, 21429, 28572, 42858

Step-4: Factors of 85730

List of positive integer factors of 85730 that divides 85716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8573, 17146, 42865

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85716 and 85730. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85716 and 85730 is 2.

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