What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88996 and 89002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88996 and 89002 is 2.

GCF(88996,89002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88996 and 89002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88996 and 89002.

How to find the GCF of 88996 and 89002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88996 and 89002. After we will calculate the factors of 88996 and 89002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88996

Prime factors of 88996 are 2, 19, 1171. Prime factorization of 88996 in exponential form is:

88996 = 2² × 19¹ × 1171¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89002

Prime factors of 89002 are 2, 44501. Prime factorization of 89002 in exponential form is:

89002 = 2¹ × 44501¹

Step-3: Factors of 88996

List of positive integer factors of 88996 that divides 88996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 1171, 2342, 4684, 22249, 44498

Step-4: Factors of 89002

List of positive integer factors of 89002 that divides 88996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88996 and 89002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88996 and 89002 is 2.

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