What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98042 and 98052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98042 and 98052 is 2.

GCF(98042,98052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98042 and 98052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98042 and 98052.

How to find the GCF of 98042 and 98052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98042 and 98052. After we will calculate the factors of 98042 and 98052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98042

Prime factors of 98042 are 2, 7, 47, 149. Prime factorization of 98042 in exponential form is:

98042 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 149¹

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 98042

List of positive integer factors of 98042 that divides 98042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 47, 94, 149, 298, 329, 658, 1043, 2086, 7003, 14006, 49021

Step-4: Factors of 98052

List of positive integer factors of 98052 that divides 98042 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 98042 and 98052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98042 and 98052 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 98042 and 98052