What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89860 and 89868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89860 and 89868 is 4.

GCF(89860,89868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89860 and 89868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89860 and 89868.

How to find the GCF of 89860 and 89868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89860 and 89868. After we will calculate the factors of 89860 and 89868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89860

Prime factors of 89860 are 2, 5, 4493. Prime factorization of 89860 in exponential form is:

89860 = 2² × 5¹ × 4493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89868

Prime factors of 89868 are 2, 3, 7489. Prime factorization of 89868 in exponential form is:

89868 = 2² × 3¹ × 7489¹

Step-3: Factors of 89860

List of positive integer factors of 89860 that divides 89860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 4493, 8986, 17972, 22465, 44930

Step-4: Factors of 89868

List of positive integer factors of 89868 that divides 89860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7489, 14978, 22467, 29956, 44934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89860 and 89868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89860 and 89868 is 4.

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