What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88552 and 88558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88552 and 88558 is 2.

GCF(88552,88558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88552 and 88558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88552 and 88558.

How to find the GCF of 88552 and 88558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88552 and 88558. After we will calculate the factors of 88552 and 88558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88552

Prime factors of 88552 are 2, 11069. Prime factorization of 88552 in exponential form is:

88552 = 2³ × 11069¹

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 88552

List of positive integer factors of 88552 that divides 88552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11069, 22138, 44276

Step-4: Factors of 88558

List of positive integer factors of 88558 that divides 88552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88552 and 88558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88552 and 88558 is 2.

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