What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85938 and 85942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85938 and 85942 is 2.

GCF(85938,85942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85938 and 85942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85938 and 85942.

How to find the GCF of 85938 and 85942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85938 and 85942. After we will calculate the factors of 85938 and 85942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85938

Prime factors of 85938 are 2, 3, 14323. Prime factorization of 85938 in exponential form is:

85938 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14323¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85942

Prime factors of 85942 are 2, 97, 443. Prime factorization of 85942 in exponential form is:

85942 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 85938

List of positive integer factors of 85938 that divides 85938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14323, 28646, 42969

Step-4: Factors of 85942

List of positive integer factors of 85942 that divides 85938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 194, 443, 886, 42971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85938 and 85942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85938 and 85942 is 2.

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