What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88980 and 88994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88980 and 88994 is 2.

GCF(88980,88994) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88980 and 88994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88980 and 88994.

How to find the GCF of 88980 and 88994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88980 and 88994. After we will calculate the factors of 88980 and 88994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88980

Prime factors of 88980 are 2, 3, 5, 1483. Prime factorization of 88980 in exponential form is:

88980 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1483¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88994

Prime factors of 88994 are 2, 44497. Prime factorization of 88994 in exponential form is:

88994 = 2¹ × 44497¹

Step-3: Factors of 88980

List of positive integer factors of 88980 that divides 88980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 1483, 2966, 4449, 5932, 7415, 8898, 14830, 17796, 22245, 29660, 44490

Step-4: Factors of 88994

List of positive integer factors of 88994 that divides 88980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88980 and 88994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88980 and 88994 is 2.

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