What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96298 and 96302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96298 and 96302 is 2.

GCF(96298,96302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96298 and 96302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96298 and 96302.

How to find the GCF of 96298 and 96302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96298 and 96302. After we will calculate the factors of 96298 and 96302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 96302

Prime factors of 96302 are 2, 179, 269. Prime factorization of 96302 in exponential form is:

96302 = 2¹ × 179¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 96298

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 96302

List of positive integer factors of 96302 that divides 96298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 179, 269, 358, 538, 48151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96298 and 96302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96298 and 96302 is 2.

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