What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88916 and 88936?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88916 and 88936 is 4.

GCF(88916,88936) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88916 and 88936, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88916 and 88936.

How to find the GCF of 88916 and 88936?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88916 and 88936. After we will calculate the factors of 88916 and 88936 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88916

Prime factors of 88916 are 2, 22229. Prime factorization of 88916 in exponential form is:

88916 = 2² × 22229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88936

Prime factors of 88936 are 2, 11117. Prime factorization of 88936 in exponential form is:

88936 = 2³ × 11117¹

Step-3: Factors of 88916

List of positive integer factors of 88916 that divides 88916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22229, 44458

Step-4: Factors of 88936

List of positive integer factors of 88936 that divides 88916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11117, 22234, 44468

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88916 and 88936. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88916 and 88936 is 4.

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