What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96442 and 96458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96442 and 96458 is 2.

GCF(96442,96458) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96442 and 96458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96442 and 96458.

How to find the GCF of 96442 and 96458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96442 and 96458. After we will calculate the factors of 96442 and 96458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96442

Prime factors of 96442 are 2, 48221. Prime factorization of 96442 in exponential form is:

96442 = 2¹ × 48221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96458

Prime factors of 96458 are 2, 17, 2837. Prime factorization of 96458 in exponential form is:

96458 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2837¹

Step-3: Factors of 96442

List of positive integer factors of 96442 that divides 96442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 48221

Step-4: Factors of 96458

List of positive integer factors of 96458 that divides 96442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2837, 5674, 48229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96442 and 96458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96442 and 96458 is 2.

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