What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96294 and 96298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96294 and 96298 is 2.

GCF(96294,96298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96294 and 96298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96294 and 96298.

How to find the GCF of 96294 and 96298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96294 and 96298. After we will calculate the factors of 96294 and 96298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96294

Prime factors of 96294 are 2, 3, 11, 1459. Prime factorization of 96294 in exponential form is:

96294 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96298

Prime factors of 96298 are 2, 89, 541. Prime factorization of 96298 in exponential form is:

96298 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 96294

List of positive integer factors of 96294 that divides 96294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 1459, 2918, 4377, 8754, 16049, 32098, 48147

Step-4: Factors of 96298

List of positive integer factors of 96298 that divides 96294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 541, 1082, 48149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96294 and 96298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96294 and 96298 is 2.

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