What is the Greatest Common Factor of 89996 and 90002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 89996 and 90002 is 2.

GCF(89996,90002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 89996 and 90002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 89996 and 90002.

How to find the GCF of 89996 and 90002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 89996 and 90002. After we will calculate the factors of 89996 and 90002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 90002

Prime factors of 90002 are 2, 11, 4091. Prime factorization of 90002 in exponential form is:

90002 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 4091¹

Step-3: Factors of 89996

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 90002

List of positive integer factors of 90002 that divides 89996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 4091, 8182, 45001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 89996 and 90002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 89996 and 90002 is 2.

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