What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86160 and 86178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86160 and 86178 is 6.

GCF(86160,86178) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86160 and 86178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86160 and 86178.

How to find the GCF of 86160 and 86178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86160 and 86178. After we will calculate the factors of 86160 and 86178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86160

Prime factors of 86160 are 2, 3, 5, 359. Prime factorization of 86160 in exponential form is:

86160 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86178

Prime factors of 86178 are 2, 3, 53, 271. Prime factorization of 86178 in exponential form is:

86178 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 86160

List of positive integer factors of 86160 that divides 86160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120, 240, 359, 718, 1077, 1436, 1795, 2154, 2872, 3590, 4308, 5385, 5744, 7180, 8616, 10770, 14360, 17232, 21540, 28720, 43080

Step-4: Factors of 86178

List of positive integer factors of 86178 that divides 86160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 106, 159, 271, 318, 542, 813, 1626, 14363, 28726, 43089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86160 and 86178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86160 and 86178 is 6.

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