What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88556 and 88572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88556 and 88572 is 4.

GCF(88556,88572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88556 and 88572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88556 and 88572.

How to find the GCF of 88556 and 88572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88556 and 88572. After we will calculate the factors of 88556 and 88572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88556

Prime factors of 88556 are 2, 13, 131. Prime factorization of 88556 in exponential form is:

88556 = 2² × 13² × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88572

Prime factors of 88572 are 2, 3, 11, 61. Prime factorization of 88572 in exponential form is:

88572 = 2² × 3¹ × 11² × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 88556

List of positive integer factors of 88556 that divides 88556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 131, 169, 262, 338, 524, 676, 1703, 3406, 6812, 22139, 44278

Step-4: Factors of 88572

List of positive integer factors of 88572 that divides 88556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 61, 66, 121, 122, 132, 183, 242, 244, 363, 366, 484, 671, 726, 732, 1342, 1452, 2013, 2684, 4026, 7381, 8052, 14762, 22143, 29524, 44286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88556 and 88572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88556 and 88572 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88556 and 88572