What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86036 and 86048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86036 and 86048 is 4.

GCF(86036,86048) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86036 and 86048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86036 and 86048.

How to find the GCF of 86036 and 86048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86036 and 86048. After we will calculate the factors of 86036 and 86048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86036

Prime factors of 86036 are 2, 137, 157. Prime factorization of 86036 in exponential form is:

86036 = 2² × 137¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86048

Prime factors of 86048 are 2, 2689. Prime factorization of 86048 in exponential form is:

86048 = 2⁵ × 2689¹

Step-3: Factors of 86036

List of positive integer factors of 86036 that divides 86036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 137, 157, 274, 314, 548, 628, 21509, 43018

Step-4: Factors of 86048

List of positive integer factors of 86048 that divides 86036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2689, 5378, 10756, 21512, 43024

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86036 and 86048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86036 and 86048 is 4.

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