What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88 and 93?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88 and 93 is 1.

GCF(88,93) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88 and 93, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88 and 93.

How to find the GCF of 88 and 93?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88 and 93. After we will calculate the factors of 88 and 93 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88

Prime factors of 88 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 88 in exponential form is:

88 = 2³ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 93

Prime factors of 93 are 3, 31. Prime factorization of 93 in exponential form is:

93 = 3¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 88

List of positive integer factors of 88 that divides 88 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44

Step-4: Factors of 93

List of positive integer factors of 93 that divides 88 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88 and 93. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88 and 93 is 1.

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