What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5888 and 5898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5888 and 5898 is 2.

GCF(5888,5898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5888 and 5898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5888 and 5898.

How to find the GCF of 5888 and 5898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5888 and 5898. After we will calculate the factors of 5888 and 5898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5888

Prime factors of 5888 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 5888 in exponential form is:

5888 = 2⁸ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5898

Prime factors of 5898 are 2, 3, 983. Prime factorization of 5898 in exponential form is:

5898 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 5888

List of positive integer factors of 5888 that divides 5888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 64, 92, 128, 184, 256, 368, 736, 1472, 2944

Step-4: Factors of 5898

List of positive integer factors of 5898 that divides 5888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 983, 1966, 2949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5888 and 5898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5888 and 5898 is 2.

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