What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89238 and 89242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89238 and 89242 is 2.

GCF(89238,89242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89238 and 89242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89238 and 89242.

How to find the GCF of 89238 and 89242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89238 and 89242. After we will calculate the factors of 89238 and 89242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89238

Prime factors of 89238 are 2, 3, 107, 139. Prime factorization of 89238 in exponential form is:

89238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 107¹ × 139¹

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 89238

List of positive integer factors of 89238 that divides 89238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 107, 139, 214, 278, 321, 417, 642, 834, 14873, 29746, 44619

Step-4: Factors of 89242

List of positive integer factors of 89242 that divides 89238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89238 and 89242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89238 and 89242 is 2.

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