What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88602 and 88612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88602 and 88612 is 2.

GCF(88602,88612) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88602 and 88612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88602 and 88612.

How to find the GCF of 88602 and 88612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88602 and 88612. After we will calculate the factors of 88602 and 88612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88602

Prime factors of 88602 are 2, 3, 14767. Prime factorization of 88602 in exponential form is:

88602 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14767¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88612

Prime factors of 88612 are 2, 22153. Prime factorization of 88612 in exponential form is:

88612 = 2² × 22153¹

Step-3: Factors of 88602

List of positive integer factors of 88602 that divides 88602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14767, 29534, 44301

Step-4: Factors of 88612

List of positive integer factors of 88612 that divides 88602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22153, 44306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88602 and 88612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88602 and 88612 is 2.

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