What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85998 and 86017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85998 and 86017 is 1.

GCF(85998,86017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85998 and 86017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85998 and 86017.

How to find the GCF of 85998 and 86017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85998 and 86017. After we will calculate the factors of 85998 and 86017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85998

Prime factors of 85998 are 2, 3, 11, 1303. Prime factorization of 85998 in exponential form is:

85998 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1303¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86017

Prime factors of 86017 are 86017. Prime factorization of 86017 in exponential form is:

86017 = 86017¹

Step-3: Factors of 85998

List of positive integer factors of 85998 that divides 85998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 1303, 2606, 3909, 7818, 14333, 28666, 42999

Step-4: Factors of 86017

List of positive integer factors of 86017 that divides 85998 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85998 and 86017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85998 and 86017 is 1.

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