What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88278 and 88282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88278 and 88282 is 2.

GCF(88278,88282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88278 and 88282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88278 and 88282.

How to find the GCF of 88278 and 88282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88278 and 88282. After we will calculate the factors of 88278 and 88282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88278

Prime factors of 88278 are 2, 3, 14713. Prime factorization of 88278 in exponential form is:

88278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14713¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88282

Prime factors of 88282 are 2, 37, 1193. Prime factorization of 88282 in exponential form is:

88282 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 88278

List of positive integer factors of 88278 that divides 88278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14713, 29426, 44139

Step-4: Factors of 88282

List of positive integer factors of 88282 that divides 88278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 1193, 2386, 44141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88278 and 88282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88278 and 88282 is 2.

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