What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88428 and 88436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88428 and 88436 is 4.

GCF(88428,88436) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88428 and 88436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88428 and 88436.

How to find the GCF of 88428 and 88436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88428 and 88436. After we will calculate the factors of 88428 and 88436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88428

Prime factors of 88428 are 2, 3, 7369. Prime factorization of 88428 in exponential form is:

88428 = 2² × 3¹ × 7369¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88436

Prime factors of 88436 are 2, 22109. Prime factorization of 88436 in exponential form is:

88436 = 2² × 22109¹

Step-3: Factors of 88428

List of positive integer factors of 88428 that divides 88428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7369, 14738, 22107, 29476, 44214

Step-4: Factors of 88436

List of positive integer factors of 88436 that divides 88428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22109, 44218

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88428 and 88436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88428 and 88436 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88428 and 88436