What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88472 and 88486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88472 and 88486 is 2.

GCF(88472,88486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88472 and 88486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88472 and 88486.

How to find the GCF of 88472 and 88486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88472 and 88486. After we will calculate the factors of 88472 and 88486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88472

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

88472 = 2³ × 11059¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88486

Prime factors of 88486 are 2, 151, 293. Prime factorization of 88486 in exponential form is:

88486 = 2¹ × 151¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 88472

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 88486

List of positive integer factors of 88486 that divides 88472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 151, 293, 302, 586, 44243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88472 and 88486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88472 and 88486 is 2.

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