What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89978 and 89996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89978 and 89996 is 2.

GCF(89978,89996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89978 and 89996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89978 and 89996.

How to find the GCF of 89978 and 89996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89978 and 89996. After we will calculate the factors of 89978 and 89996 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 89996

Prime factors of 89996 are 2, 149, 151. Prime factorization of 89996 in exponential form is:

89996 = 2² × 149¹ × 151¹

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 89996

List of positive integer factors of 89996 that divides 89978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 149, 151, 298, 302, 596, 604, 22499, 44998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89978 and 89996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89978 and 89996 is 2.

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