What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88588 and 88596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88588 and 88596 is 4.

GCF(88588,88596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88588 and 88596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88588 and 88596.

How to find the GCF of 88588 and 88596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88588 and 88596. After we will calculate the factors of 88588 and 88596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88588

Prime factors of 88588 are 2, 22147. Prime factorization of 88588 in exponential form is:

88588 = 2² × 22147¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88596

Prime factors of 88596 are 2, 3, 23, 107. Prime factorization of 88596 in exponential form is:

88596 = 2² × 3² × 23¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 88588

List of positive integer factors of 88588 that divides 88588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22147, 44294

Step-4: Factors of 88596

List of positive integer factors of 88596 that divides 88588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 23, 36, 46, 69, 92, 107, 138, 207, 214, 276, 321, 414, 428, 642, 828, 963, 1284, 1926, 2461, 3852, 4922, 7383, 9844, 14766, 22149, 29532, 44298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88588 and 88596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88588 and 88596 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88588 and 88596