What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88742 and 88746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88742 and 88746 is 2.

GCF(88742,88746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88742 and 88746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88742 and 88746.

How to find the GCF of 88742 and 88746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88742 and 88746. After we will calculate the factors of 88742 and 88746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88742

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

88742 = 2¹ × 44371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88746

Prime factors of 88746 are 2, 3, 7, 2113. Prime factorization of 88746 in exponential form is:

88746 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2113¹

Step-3: Factors of 88742

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

1, 2, 44371

Step-4: Factors of 88746

List of positive integer factors of 88746 that divides 88742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 2113, 4226, 6339, 12678, 14791, 29582, 44373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88742 and 88746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88742 and 88746 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88742 and 88746