What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88428 and 88442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88428 and 88442 is 2.

GCF(88428,88442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88428 and 88442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88428 and 88442.

How to find the GCF of 88428 and 88442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88428 and 88442. After we will calculate the factors of 88428 and 88442 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 88442

Prime factors of 88442 are 2, 44221. Prime factorization of 88442 in exponential form is:

88442 = 2¹ × 44221¹

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 88442

List of positive integer factors of 88442 that divides 88428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88428 and 88442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88428 and 88442 is 2.

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