What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88714 and 88728?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88714 and 88728 is 2.

GCF(88714,88728) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88714 and 88728, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88714 and 88728.

How to find the GCF of 88714 and 88728?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88714 and 88728. After we will calculate the factors of 88714 and 88728 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88714

Prime factors of 88714 are 2, 44357. Prime factorization of 88714 in exponential form is:

88714 = 2¹ × 44357¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88728

Prime factors of 88728 are 2, 3, 3697. Prime factorization of 88728 in exponential form is:

88728 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3697¹

Step-3: Factors of 88714

List of positive integer factors of 88714 that divides 88714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44357

Step-4: Factors of 88728

List of positive integer factors of 88728 that divides 88714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3697, 7394, 11091, 14788, 22182, 29576, 44364

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88714 and 88728. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88714 and 88728 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88714 and 88728