What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10888 and 10898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10888 and 10898 is 2.

GCF(10888,10898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10888 and 10898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10888 and 10898.

How to find the GCF of 10888 and 10898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10888 and 10898. After we will calculate the factors of 10888 and 10898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10888

Prime factors of 10888 are 2, 1361. Prime factorization of 10888 in exponential form is:

10888 = 2³ × 1361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10898

Prime factors of 10898 are 2, 5449. Prime factorization of 10898 in exponential form is:

10898 = 2¹ × 5449¹

Step-3: Factors of 10888

List of positive integer factors of 10888 that divides 10888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1361, 2722, 5444

Step-4: Factors of 10898

List of positive integer factors of 10898 that divides 10888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10888 and 10898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10888 and 10898 is 2.

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