What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88854 and 88862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88854 and 88862 is 2.

GCF(88854,88862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88854 and 88862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88854 and 88862.

How to find the GCF of 88854 and 88862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88854 and 88862. After we will calculate the factors of 88854 and 88862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88854

Prime factors of 88854 are 2, 3, 59, 251. Prime factorization of 88854 in exponential form is:

88854 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88862

Prime factors of 88862 are 2, 157, 283. Prime factorization of 88862 in exponential form is:

88862 = 2¹ × 157¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 88854

List of positive integer factors of 88854 that divides 88854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 59, 118, 177, 251, 354, 502, 753, 1506, 14809, 29618, 44427

Step-4: Factors of 88862

List of positive integer factors of 88862 that divides 88854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 157, 283, 314, 566, 44431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88854 and 88862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88854 and 88862 is 2.

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