What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88702 and 88706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88702 and 88706 is 2.

GCF(88702,88706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88702 and 88706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88702 and 88706.

How to find the GCF of 88702 and 88706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88702 and 88706. After we will calculate the factors of 88702 and 88706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88702

Prime factors of 88702 are 2, 44351. Prime factorization of 88702 in exponential form is:

88702 = 2¹ × 44351¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88706

Prime factors of 88706 are 2, 17, 2609. Prime factorization of 88706 in exponential form is:

88706 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2609¹

Step-3: Factors of 88702

List of positive integer factors of 88702 that divides 88702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44351

Step-4: Factors of 88706

List of positive integer factors of 88706 that divides 88702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2609, 5218, 44353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88702 and 88706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88702 and 88706 is 2.

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