What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89860 and 89876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89860 and 89876 is 4.

GCF(89860,89876) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89860 and 89876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89860 and 89876.

How to find the GCF of 89860 and 89876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89860 and 89876. After we will calculate the factors of 89860 and 89876 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 89876

Prime factors of 89876 are 2, 22469. Prime factorization of 89876 in exponential form is:

89876 = 2² × 22469¹

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 89876

List of positive integer factors of 89876 that divides 89860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22469, 44938

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89860 and 89876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89860 and 89876 is 4.

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