What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86244 and 86252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86244 and 86252 is 4.

GCF(86244,86252) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86244 and 86252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86244 and 86252.

How to find the GCF of 86244 and 86252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86244 and 86252. After we will calculate the factors of 86244 and 86252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86244

Prime factors of 86244 are 2, 3, 7187. Prime factorization of 86244 in exponential form is:

86244 = 2² × 3¹ × 7187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86252

Prime factors of 86252 are 2, 21563. Prime factorization of 86252 in exponential form is:

86252 = 2² × 21563¹

Step-3: Factors of 86244

List of positive integer factors of 86244 that divides 86244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7187, 14374, 21561, 28748, 43122

Step-4: Factors of 86252

List of positive integer factors of 86252 that divides 86244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21563, 43126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86244 and 86252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86244 and 86252 is 4.

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