What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88196 and 88202?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88196 and 88202 is 2.

GCF(88196,88202) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88196 and 88202, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88196 and 88202.

How to find the GCF of 88196 and 88202?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88196 and 88202. After we will calculate the factors of 88196 and 88202 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88196

Prime factors of 88196 are 2, 17, 1297. Prime factorization of 88196 in exponential form is:

88196 = 2² × 17¹ × 1297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88202

Prime factors of 88202 are 2, 44101. Prime factorization of 88202 in exponential form is:

88202 = 2¹ × 44101¹

Step-3: Factors of 88196

List of positive integer factors of 88196 that divides 88196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 1297, 2594, 5188, 22049, 44098

Step-4: Factors of 88202

List of positive integer factors of 88202 that divides 88196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88196 and 88202. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88196 and 88202 is 2.

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