What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89942 and 89962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89942 and 89962 is 2.

GCF(89942,89962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89942 and 89962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89942 and 89962.

How to find the GCF of 89942 and 89962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89942 and 89962. After we will calculate the factors of 89942 and 89962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89942

Prime factors of 89942 are 2, 44971. Prime factorization of 89942 in exponential form is:

89942 = 2¹ × 44971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89962

Prime factors of 89962 are 2, 31, 1451. Prime factorization of 89962 in exponential form is:

89962 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1451¹

Step-3: Factors of 89942

List of positive integer factors of 89942 that divides 89942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44971

Step-4: Factors of 89962

List of positive integer factors of 89962 that divides 89942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 1451, 2902, 44981

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89942 and 89962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89942 and 89962 is 2.

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