What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88798 and 88802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88798 and 88802 is 2.

GCF(88798,88802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88798 and 88802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88798 and 88802.

How to find the GCF of 88798 and 88802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88798 and 88802. After we will calculate the factors of 88798 and 88802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88798

Prime factors of 88798 are 2, 29, 1531. Prime factorization of 88798 in exponential form is:

88798 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88802

Prime factors of 88802 are 2, 7, 6343. Prime factorization of 88802 in exponential form is:

88802 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6343¹

Step-3: Factors of 88798

List of positive integer factors of 88798 that divides 88798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1531, 3062, 44399

Step-4: Factors of 88802

List of positive integer factors of 88802 that divides 88798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6343, 12686, 44401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88798 and 88802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88798 and 88802 is 2.

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