What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1988 and 1994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1988 and 1994 is 2.

GCF(1988,1994) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1988 and 1994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1988 and 1994.

How to find the GCF of 1988 and 1994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1988 and 1994. After we will calculate the factors of 1988 and 1994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1988

Prime factors of 1988 are 2, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 1988 in exponential form is:

1988 = 2² × 7¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1994

Prime factors of 1994 are 2, 997. Prime factorization of 1994 in exponential form is:

1994 = 2¹ × 997¹

Step-3: Factors of 1988

List of positive integer factors of 1988 that divides 1988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 71, 142, 284, 497, 994

Step-4: Factors of 1994

List of positive integer factors of 1994 that divides 1988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1988 and 1994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1988 and 1994 is 2.

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