What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88538 and 88558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88538 and 88558 is 2.

GCF(88538,88558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88538 and 88558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88538 and 88558.

How to find the GCF of 88538 and 88558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88538 and 88558. After we will calculate the factors of 88538 and 88558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88538

Prime factors of 88538 are 2, 44269. Prime factorization of 88538 in exponential form is:

88538 = 2¹ × 44269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88558

Prime factors of 88558 are 2, 44279. Prime factorization of 88558 in exponential form is:

88558 = 2¹ × 44279¹

Step-3: Factors of 88538

List of positive integer factors of 88538 that divides 88538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44269

Step-4: Factors of 88558

List of positive integer factors of 88558 that divides 88538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88538 and 88558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88538 and 88558 is 2.

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