What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89236 and 89242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89236 and 89242 is 2.

GCF(89236,89242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89236 and 89242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89236 and 89242.

How to find the GCF of 89236 and 89242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89236 and 89242. After we will calculate the factors of 89236 and 89242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89236

Prime factors of 89236 are 2, 7, 3187. Prime factorization of 89236 in exponential form is:

89236 = 2² × 7¹ × 3187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89242

Prime factors of 89242 are 2, 44621. Prime factorization of 89242 in exponential form is:

89242 = 2¹ × 44621¹

Step-3: Factors of 89236

List of positive integer factors of 89236 that divides 89236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 3187, 6374, 12748, 22309, 44618

Step-4: Factors of 89242

List of positive integer factors of 89242 that divides 89236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89236 and 89242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89236 and 89242 is 2.

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