What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88738 and 88748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88738 and 88748 is 2.

GCF(88738,88748) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88738 and 88748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88738 and 88748.

How to find the GCF of 88738 and 88748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88738 and 88748. After we will calculate the factors of 88738 and 88748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88738

Prime factors of 88738 are 2, 13, 3413. Prime factorization of 88738 in exponential form is:

88738 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3413¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88748

Prime factors of 88748 are 2, 11, 2017. Prime factorization of 88748 in exponential form is:

88748 = 2² × 11¹ × 2017¹

Step-3: Factors of 88738

List of positive integer factors of 88738 that divides 88738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 3413, 6826, 44369

Step-4: Factors of 88748

List of positive integer factors of 88748 that divides 88738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 2017, 4034, 8068, 22187, 44374

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88738 and 88748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88738 and 88748 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88738 and 88748