What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88930 and 88948?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88930 and 88948 is 2.

GCF(88930,88948) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88930 and 88948, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88930 and 88948.

How to find the GCF of 88930 and 88948?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88930 and 88948. After we will calculate the factors of 88930 and 88948 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88930

Prime factors of 88930 are 2, 5, 8893. Prime factorization of 88930 in exponential form is:

88930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8893¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88948

Prime factors of 88948 are 2, 37, 601. Prime factorization of 88948 in exponential form is:

88948 = 2² × 37¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 88930

List of positive integer factors of 88930 that divides 88930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8893, 17786, 44465

Step-4: Factors of 88948

List of positive integer factors of 88948 that divides 88930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 601, 1202, 2404, 22237, 44474

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88930 and 88948. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88930 and 88948 is 2.

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