What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88438 and 88442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88438 and 88442 is 2.

GCF(88438,88442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88438 and 88442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88438 and 88442.

How to find the GCF of 88438 and 88442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88438 and 88442. After we will calculate the factors of 88438 and 88442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 88438

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 88442

List of positive integer factors of 88442 that divides 88438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88438 and 88442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88438 and 88442 is 2.

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