What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88242 and 88251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88242 and 88251 is 3.

GCF(88242,88251) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88242 and 88251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88242 and 88251.

How to find the GCF of 88242 and 88251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88242 and 88251. After we will calculate the factors of 88242 and 88251 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88242

Prime factors of 88242 are 2, 3, 7, 11, 191. Prime factorization of 88242 in exponential form is:

88242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88251

Prime factors of 88251 are 3, 23, 1279. Prime factorization of 88251 in exponential form is:

88251 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 1279¹

Step-3: Factors of 88242

List of positive integer factors of 88242 that divides 88242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 21, 22, 33, 42, 66, 77, 154, 191, 231, 382, 462, 573, 1146, 1337, 2101, 2674, 4011, 4202, 6303, 8022, 12606, 14707, 29414, 44121

Step-4: Factors of 88251

List of positive integer factors of 88251 that divides 88242 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 1279, 3837, 29417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88242 and 88251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88242 and 88251 is 3.

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