What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94 and 98?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94 and 98 is 2.

GCF(94,98) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94 and 98, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94 and 98.

How to find the GCF of 94 and 98?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94 and 98. After we will calculate the factors of 94 and 98 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94

Prime factors of 94 are 2, 47. Prime factorization of 94 in exponential form is:

94 = 2¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98

Prime factors of 98 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 98 in exponential form is:

98 = 2¹ × 7²

Step-3: Factors of 94

List of positive integer factors of 94 that divides 94 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47

Step-4: Factors of 98

List of positive integer factors of 98 that divides 94 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94 and 98. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94 and 98 is 2.

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