What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94258 and 94272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94258 and 94272 is 2.

GCF(94258,94272) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94258 and 94272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94258 and 94272.

How to find the GCF of 94258 and 94272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94258 and 94272. After we will calculate the factors of 94258 and 94272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94258

Prime factors of 94258 are 2, 47129. Prime factorization of 94258 in exponential form is:

94258 = 2¹ × 47129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94272

Prime factors of 94272 are 2, 3, 491. Prime factorization of 94272 in exponential form is:

94272 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 491¹

Step-3: Factors of 94258

List of positive integer factors of 94258 that divides 94258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47129

Step-4: Factors of 94272

List of positive integer factors of 94272 that divides 94258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 192, 491, 982, 1473, 1964, 2946, 3928, 5892, 7856, 11784, 15712, 23568, 31424, 47136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94258 and 94272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94258 and 94272 is 2.

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