What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86214 and 86218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86214 and 86218 is 2.

GCF(86214,86218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86214 and 86218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86214 and 86218.

How to find the GCF of 86214 and 86218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86214 and 86218. After we will calculate the factors of 86214 and 86218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86214

Prime factors of 86214 are 2, 3, 14369. Prime factorization of 86214 in exponential form is:

86214 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14369¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86218

Prime factors of 86218 are 2, 11, 3919. Prime factorization of 86218 in exponential form is:

86218 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3919¹

Step-3: Factors of 86214

List of positive integer factors of 86214 that divides 86214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14369, 28738, 43107

Step-4: Factors of 86218

List of positive integer factors of 86218 that divides 86214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3919, 7838, 43109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86214 and 86218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86214 and 86218 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86214 and 86218