What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88518 and 88534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88518 and 88534 is 2.

GCF(88518,88534) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88518 and 88534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88518 and 88534.

How to find the GCF of 88518 and 88534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88518 and 88534. After we will calculate the factors of 88518 and 88534 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88518

Prime factors of 88518 are 2, 3, 14753. Prime factorization of 88518 in exponential form is:

88518 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14753¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88534

Prime factors of 88534 are 2, 44267. Prime factorization of 88534 in exponential form is:

88534 = 2¹ × 44267¹

Step-3: Factors of 88518

List of positive integer factors of 88518 that divides 88518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14753, 29506, 44259

Step-4: Factors of 88534

List of positive integer factors of 88534 that divides 88518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88518 and 88534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88518 and 88534 is 2.

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