What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86142 and 86158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86142 and 86158 is 2.

GCF(86142,86158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86142 and 86158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86142 and 86158.

How to find the GCF of 86142 and 86158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86142 and 86158. After we will calculate the factors of 86142 and 86158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86142

Prime factors of 86142 are 2, 3, 7, 293. Prime factorization of 86142 in exponential form is:

86142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86158

Prime factors of 86158 are 2, 23, 1873. Prime factorization of 86158 in exponential form is:

86158 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1873¹

Step-3: Factors of 86142

List of positive integer factors of 86142 that divides 86142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 49, 98, 147, 293, 294, 586, 879, 1758, 2051, 4102, 6153, 12306, 14357, 28714, 43071

Step-4: Factors of 86158

List of positive integer factors of 86158 that divides 86142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1873, 3746, 43079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86142 and 86158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86142 and 86158 is 2.

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