What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20298 and 20308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20298 and 20308 is 2.

GCF(20298,20308) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20298 and 20308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20298 and 20308.

How to find the GCF of 20298 and 20308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20298 and 20308. After we will calculate the factors of 20298 and 20308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20298

Prime factors of 20298 are 2, 3, 17, 199. Prime factorization of 20298 in exponential form is:

20298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20308

Prime factors of 20308 are 2, 5077. Prime factorization of 20308 in exponential form is:

20308 = 2² × 5077¹

Step-3: Factors of 20298

List of positive integer factors of 20298 that divides 20298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 199, 398, 597, 1194, 3383, 6766, 10149

Step-4: Factors of 20308

List of positive integer factors of 20308 that divides 20298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5077, 10154

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20298 and 20308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20298 and 20308 is 2.

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