What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86932 and 86942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86932 and 86942 is 2.

GCF(86932,86942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86932 and 86942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86932 and 86942.

How to find the GCF of 86932 and 86942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86932 and 86942. After we will calculate the factors of 86932 and 86942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86932

Prime factors of 86932 are 2, 103, 211. Prime factorization of 86932 in exponential form is:

86932 = 2² × 103¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86942

Prime factors of 86942 are 2, 29, 1499. Prime factorization of 86942 in exponential form is:

86942 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1499¹

Step-3: Factors of 86932

List of positive integer factors of 86932 that divides 86932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 103, 206, 211, 412, 422, 844, 21733, 43466

Step-4: Factors of 86942

List of positive integer factors of 86942 that divides 86932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1499, 2998, 43471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86932 and 86942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86932 and 86942 is 2.

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