What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98037 and 98052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98037 and 98052 is 3.

GCF(98037,98052) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98037 and 98052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98037 and 98052.

How to find the GCF of 98037 and 98052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98037 and 98052. After we will calculate the factors of 98037 and 98052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98037

Prime factors of 98037 are 3, 3631. Prime factorization of 98037 in exponential form is:

98037 = 3³ × 3631¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98052

Prime factors of 98052 are 2, 3, 8171. Prime factorization of 98052 in exponential form is:

98052 = 2² × 3¹ × 8171¹

Step-3: Factors of 98037

List of positive integer factors of 98037 that divides 98037 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 3631, 10893, 32679

Step-4: Factors of 98052

List of positive integer factors of 98052 that divides 98037 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 8171, 16342, 24513, 32684, 49026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98037 and 98052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98037 and 98052 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 98037 and 98052