What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88422 and 88432?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88422 and 88432 is 2.

GCF(88422,88432) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88422 and 88432, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88422 and 88432.

How to find the GCF of 88422 and 88432?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88422 and 88432. After we will calculate the factors of 88422 and 88432 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88422

Prime factors of 88422 are 2, 3, 14737. Prime factorization of 88422 in exponential form is:

88422 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14737¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88432

Prime factors of 88432 are 2, 5527. Prime factorization of 88432 in exponential form is:

88432 = 2⁴ × 5527¹

Step-3: Factors of 88422

List of positive integer factors of 88422 that divides 88422 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14737, 29474, 44211

Step-4: Factors of 88432

List of positive integer factors of 88432 that divides 88422 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 5527, 11054, 22108, 44216

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88422 and 88432. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88422 and 88432 is 2.

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