What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89978 and 89986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89978 and 89986 is 2.

GCF(89978,89986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89978 and 89986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89978 and 89986.

How to find the GCF of 89978 and 89986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89978 and 89986. After we will calculate the factors of 89978 and 89986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 89978

Prime factors of 89978 are 2, 7, 6427. Prime factorization of 89978 in exponential form is:

89978 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89986

Prime factors of 89986 are 2, 13, 3461. Prime factorization of 89986 in exponential form is:

89986 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3461¹

Step-3: Factors of 89978

List of positive integer factors of 89978 that divides 89978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6427, 12854, 44989

Step-4: Factors of 89986

List of positive integer factors of 89986 that divides 89978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 3461, 6922, 44993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89978 and 89986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89978 and 89986 is 2.

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