What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88146 and 88161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88146 and 88161 is 3.

GCF(88146,88161) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88146 and 88161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88146 and 88161.

How to find the GCF of 88146 and 88161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88146 and 88161. After we will calculate the factors of 88146 and 88161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 88161

Prime factors of 88161 are 3, 29387. Prime factorization of 88161 in exponential form is:

88161 = 3¹ × 29387¹

Step-3: Factors of 88146

List of positive integer factors of 88146 that divides 88146 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

Step-4: Factors of 88161

List of positive integer factors of 88161 that divides 88146 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88146 and 88161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88146 and 88161 is 3.

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