What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88430 and 88438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88430 and 88438 is 2.

GCF(88430,88438) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88430 and 88438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88430 and 88438.

How to find the GCF of 88430 and 88438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88430 and 88438. After we will calculate the factors of 88430 and 88438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88430

Prime factors of 88430 are 2, 5, 37, 239. Prime factorization of 88430 in exponential form is:

88430 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88438

Prime factors of 88438 are 2, 7, 6317. Prime factorization of 88438 in exponential form is:

88438 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6317¹

Step-3: Factors of 88430

List of positive integer factors of 88430 that divides 88430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 37, 74, 185, 239, 370, 478, 1195, 2390, 8843, 17686, 44215

Step-4: Factors of 88438

List of positive integer factors of 88438 that divides 88430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6317, 12634, 44219

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88430 and 88438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88430 and 88438 is 2.

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