What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88142 and 88146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88142 and 88146 is 2.

GCF(88142,88146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88142 and 88146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88142 and 88146.

How to find the GCF of 88142 and 88146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88142 and 88146. After we will calculate the factors of 88142 and 88146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88142

Prime factors of 88142 are 2, 44071. Prime factorization of 88142 in exponential form is:

88142 = 2¹ × 44071¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88146

Prime factors of 88146 are 2, 3, 59, 83. Prime factorization of 88146 in exponential form is:

88146 = 2¹ × 3² × 59¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 88142

List of positive integer factors of 88142 that divides 88142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44071

Step-4: Factors of 88146

List of positive integer factors of 88146 that divides 88142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 59, 83, 118, 166, 177, 249, 354, 498, 531, 747, 1062, 1494, 4897, 9794, 14691, 29382, 44073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88142 and 88146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88142 and 88146 is 2.

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