What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89974 and 89992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89974 and 89992 is 2.

GCF(89974,89992) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89974 and 89992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89974 and 89992.

How to find the GCF of 89974 and 89992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89974 and 89992. After we will calculate the factors of 89974 and 89992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89974

Prime factors of 89974 are 2, 44987. Prime factorization of 89974 in exponential form is:

89974 = 2¹ × 44987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89992

Prime factors of 89992 are 2, 7, 1607. Prime factorization of 89992 in exponential form is:

89992 = 2³ × 7¹ × 1607¹

Step-3: Factors of 89974

List of positive integer factors of 89974 that divides 89974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44987

Step-4: Factors of 89992

List of positive integer factors of 89992 that divides 89974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 1607, 3214, 6428, 11249, 12856, 22498, 44996

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89974 and 89992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89974 and 89992 is 2.

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