What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88468 and 88472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88468 and 88472 is 4.

GCF(88468,88472) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88468 and 88472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88468 and 88472.

How to find the GCF of 88468 and 88472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88468 and 88472. After we will calculate the factors of 88468 and 88472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88468

Prime factors of 88468 are 2, 17, 1301. Prime factorization of 88468 in exponential form is:

88468 = 2² × 17¹ × 1301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88472

Prime factors of 88472 are 2, 11059. Prime factorization of 88472 in exponential form is:

88472 = 2³ × 11059¹

Step-3: Factors of 88468

List of positive integer factors of 88468 that divides 88468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 1301, 2602, 5204, 22117, 44234

Step-4: Factors of 88472

List of positive integer factors of 88472 that divides 88468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11059, 22118, 44236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88468 and 88472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88468 and 88472 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88468 and 88472