What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86044 and 86048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86044 and 86048 is 4.

GCF(86044,86048) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86044 and 86048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86044 and 86048.

How to find the GCF of 86044 and 86048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86044 and 86048. After we will calculate the factors of 86044 and 86048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86044

Prime factors of 86044 are 2, 7, 439. Prime factorization of 86044 in exponential form is:

86044 = 2² × 7² × 439¹

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 86044

List of positive integer factors of 86044 that divides 86044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 439, 878, 1756, 3073, 6146, 12292, 21511, 43022

Step-4: Factors of 86048

List of positive integer factors of 86048 that divides 86044 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 86044 and 86048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86044 and 86048 is 4.

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