What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97542 and 97556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97542 and 97556 is 2.

GCF(97542,97556) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97542 and 97556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97542 and 97556.

How to find the GCF of 97542 and 97556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97542 and 97556. After we will calculate the factors of 97542 and 97556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97542

Prime factors of 97542 are 2, 3, 5419. Prime factorization of 97542 in exponential form is:

97542 = 2¹ × 3² × 5419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 97556

Prime factors of 97556 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 97556 in exponential form is:

97556 = 2² × 29³

Step-3: Factors of 97542

List of positive integer factors of 97542 that divides 97542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 5419, 10838, 16257, 32514, 48771

Step-4: Factors of 97556

List of positive integer factors of 97556 that divides 97542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 841, 1682, 3364, 24389, 48778

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97542 and 97556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97542 and 97556 is 2.

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