What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88332 and 88342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88332 and 88342 is 2.

GCF(88332,88342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88332 and 88342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88332 and 88342.

How to find the GCF of 88332 and 88342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88332 and 88342. After we will calculate the factors of 88332 and 88342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88332

Prime factors of 88332 are 2, 3, 17, 433. Prime factorization of 88332 in exponential form is:

88332 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88342

Prime factors of 88342 are 2, 44171. Prime factorization of 88342 in exponential form is:

88342 = 2¹ × 44171¹

Step-3: Factors of 88332

List of positive integer factors of 88332 that divides 88332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 204, 433, 866, 1299, 1732, 2598, 5196, 7361, 14722, 22083, 29444, 44166

Step-4: Factors of 88342

List of positive integer factors of 88342 that divides 88332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88332 and 88342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88332 and 88342 is 2.

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