What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89956 and 89966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89956 and 89966 is 2.

GCF(89956,89966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89956 and 89966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89956 and 89966.

How to find the GCF of 89956 and 89966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89956 and 89966. After we will calculate the factors of 89956 and 89966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89956

Prime factors of 89956 are 2, 43, 523. Prime factorization of 89956 in exponential form is:

89956 = 2² × 43¹ × 523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89966

Prime factors of 89966 are 2, 44983. Prime factorization of 89966 in exponential form is:

89966 = 2¹ × 44983¹

Step-3: Factors of 89956

List of positive integer factors of 89956 that divides 89956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 523, 1046, 2092, 22489, 44978

Step-4: Factors of 89966

List of positive integer factors of 89966 that divides 89956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89956 and 89966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89956 and 89966 is 2.

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