What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88542 and 88558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88542 and 88558 is 2.

GCF(88542,88558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88542 and 88558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88542 and 88558.

How to find the GCF of 88542 and 88558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88542 and 88558. After we will calculate the factors of 88542 and 88558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88542

Prime factors of 88542 are 2, 3, 4919. Prime factorization of 88542 in exponential form is:

88542 = 2¹ × 3² × 4919¹

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 88542

List of positive integer factors of 88542 that divides 88542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4919, 9838, 14757, 29514, 44271

Step-4: Factors of 88558

List of positive integer factors of 88558 that divides 88542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88542 and 88558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88542 and 88558 is 2.

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