What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96554 and 96562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96554 and 96562 is 2.

GCF(96554,96562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96554 and 96562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96554 and 96562.

How to find the GCF of 96554 and 96562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96554 and 96562. After we will calculate the factors of 96554 and 96562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96554

Prime factors of 96554 are 2, 23, 2099. Prime factorization of 96554 in exponential form is:

96554 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 2099¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96562

Prime factors of 96562 are 2, 48281. Prime factorization of 96562 in exponential form is:

96562 = 2¹ × 48281¹

Step-3: Factors of 96554

List of positive integer factors of 96554 that divides 96554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 2099, 4198, 48277

Step-4: Factors of 96562

List of positive integer factors of 96562 that divides 96554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 48281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96554 and 96562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96554 and 96562 is 2.

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