What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88278 and 88292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88278 and 88292 is 2.

GCF(88278,88292) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88278 and 88292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88278 and 88292.

How to find the GCF of 88278 and 88292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88278 and 88292. After we will calculate the factors of 88278 and 88292 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 88292

Prime factors of 88292 are 2, 22073. Prime factorization of 88292 in exponential form is:

88292 = 2² × 22073¹

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 88292

List of positive integer factors of 88292 that divides 88278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22073, 44146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88278 and 88292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88278 and 88292 is 2.

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