What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85996 and 86002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85996 and 86002 is 2.

GCF(85996,86002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85996 and 86002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85996 and 86002.

How to find the GCF of 85996 and 86002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85996 and 86002. After we will calculate the factors of 85996 and 86002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85996

Prime factors of 85996 are 2, 21499. Prime factorization of 85996 in exponential form is:

85996 = 2² × 21499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86002

Prime factors of 86002 are 2, 7, 6143. Prime factorization of 86002 in exponential form is:

86002 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6143¹

Step-3: Factors of 85996

List of positive integer factors of 85996 that divides 85996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21499, 42998

Step-4: Factors of 86002

List of positive integer factors of 86002 that divides 85996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6143, 12286, 43001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85996 and 86002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85996 and 86002 is 2.

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