What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88434 and 88438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88434 and 88438 is 2.

GCF(88434,88438) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88434 and 88438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88434 and 88438.

How to find the GCF of 88434 and 88438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88434 and 88438. After we will calculate the factors of 88434 and 88438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88434

Prime factors of 88434 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 88434 in exponential form is:

88434 = 2¹ × 3² × 17³

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 88434

List of positive integer factors of 88434 that divides 88434 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 34, 51, 102, 153, 289, 306, 578, 867, 1734, 2601, 4913, 5202, 9826, 14739, 29478, 44217

Step-4: Factors of 88438

List of positive integer factors of 88438 that divides 88434 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88434 and 88438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88434 and 88438 is 2.

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