What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88956 and 88965?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88956 and 88965 is 9.

GCF(88956,88965) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88956 and 88965, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88956 and 88965.

How to find the GCF of 88956 and 88965?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88956 and 88965. After we will calculate the factors of 88956 and 88965 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88956

Prime factors of 88956 are 2, 3, 7, 353. Prime factorization of 88956 in exponential form is:

88956 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88965

Prime factors of 88965 are 3, 5, 659. Prime factorization of 88965 in exponential form is:

88965 = 3³ × 5¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 88956

List of positive integer factors of 88956 that divides 88956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 252, 353, 706, 1059, 1412, 2118, 2471, 3177, 4236, 4942, 6354, 7413, 9884, 12708, 14826, 22239, 29652, 44478

Step-4: Factors of 88965

List of positive integer factors of 88965 that divides 88956 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 659, 1977, 3295, 5931, 9885, 17793, 29655

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88956 and 88965. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88956 and 88965 is 9.

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