What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88716 and 88731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88716 and 88731 is 3.

GCF(88716,88731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88716 and 88731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88716 and 88731.

How to find the GCF of 88716 and 88731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88716 and 88731. After we will calculate the factors of 88716 and 88731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88716

Prime factors of 88716 are 2, 3, 7393. Prime factorization of 88716 in exponential form is:

88716 = 2² × 3¹ × 7393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88731

Prime factors of 88731 are 3, 9859. Prime factorization of 88731 in exponential form is:

88731 = 3² × 9859¹

Step-3: Factors of 88716

List of positive integer factors of 88716 that divides 88716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7393, 14786, 22179, 29572, 44358

Step-4: Factors of 88731

List of positive integer factors of 88731 that divides 88716 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9859, 29577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88716 and 88731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88716 and 88731 is 3.

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