What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85990 and 86006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85990 and 86006 is 2.

GCF(85990,86006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85990 and 86006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85990 and 86006.

How to find the GCF of 85990 and 86006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85990 and 86006. After we will calculate the factors of 85990 and 86006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85990

Prime factors of 85990 are 2, 5, 8599. Prime factorization of 85990 in exponential form is:

85990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86006

Prime factors of 86006 are 2, 43003. Prime factorization of 86006 in exponential form is:

86006 = 2¹ × 43003¹

Step-3: Factors of 85990

List of positive integer factors of 85990 that divides 85990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8599, 17198, 42995

Step-4: Factors of 86006

List of positive integer factors of 86006 that divides 85990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85990 and 86006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85990 and 86006 is 2.

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