What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88730 and 88742?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88730 and 88742 is 2.

GCF(88730,88742) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88730 and 88742, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88730 and 88742.

How to find the GCF of 88730 and 88742?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88730 and 88742. After we will calculate the factors of 88730 and 88742 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88730

Prime factors of 88730 are 2, 5, 19, 467. Prime factorization of 88730 in exponential form is:

88730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88742

Prime factors of 88742 are 2, 44371. Prime factorization of 88742 in exponential form is:

88742 = 2¹ × 44371¹

Step-3: Factors of 88730

List of positive integer factors of 88730 that divides 88730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 38, 95, 190, 467, 934, 2335, 4670, 8873, 17746, 44365

Step-4: Factors of 88742

List of positive integer factors of 88742 that divides 88730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44371

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88730 and 88742. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88730 and 88742 is 2.

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