What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89842 and 89846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89842 and 89846 is 2.

GCF(89842,89846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89842 and 89846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89842 and 89846.

How to find the GCF of 89842 and 89846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89842 and 89846. After we will calculate the factors of 89842 and 89846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89842

Prime factors of 89842 are 2, 29, 1549. Prime factorization of 89842 in exponential form is:

89842 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89846

Prime factors of 89846 are 2, 167, 269. Prime factorization of 89846 in exponential form is:

89846 = 2¹ × 167¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 89842

List of positive integer factors of 89842 that divides 89842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1549, 3098, 44921

Step-4: Factors of 89846

List of positive integer factors of 89846 that divides 89842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 167, 269, 334, 538, 44923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89842 and 89846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89842 and 89846 is 2.

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