What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88442 and 88462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88442 and 88462 is 2.

GCF(88442,88462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88442 and 88462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88442 and 88462.

How to find the GCF of 88442 and 88462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88442 and 88462. After we will calculate the factors of 88442 and 88462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88442

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

88442 = 2¹ × 44221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88462

Prime factors of 88462 are 2, 11, 4021. Prime factorization of 88462 in exponential form is:

88462 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 4021¹

Step-3: Factors of 88442

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

1, 2, 44221

Step-4: Factors of 88462

List of positive integer factors of 88462 that divides 88442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 4021, 8042, 44231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88442 and 88462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88442 and 88462 is 2.

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