What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88386 and 88402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88386 and 88402 is 2.

GCF(88386,88402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88386 and 88402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88386 and 88402.

How to find the GCF of 88386 and 88402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88386 and 88402. After we will calculate the factors of 88386 and 88402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88386

Prime factors of 88386 are 2, 3, 14731. Prime factorization of 88386 in exponential form is:

88386 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88402

Prime factors of 88402 are 2, 44201. Prime factorization of 88402 in exponential form is:

88402 = 2¹ × 44201¹

Step-3: Factors of 88386

List of positive integer factors of 88386 that divides 88386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14731, 29462, 44193

Step-4: Factors of 88402

List of positive integer factors of 88402 that divides 88386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88386 and 88402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88386 and 88402 is 2.

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