What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98044 and 98058?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98044 and 98058 is 2.

GCF(98044,98058) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98044 and 98058, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98044 and 98058.

How to find the GCF of 98044 and 98058?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98044 and 98058. After we will calculate the factors of 98044 and 98058 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98044

Prime factors of 98044 are 2, 127, 193. Prime factorization of 98044 in exponential form is:

98044 = 2² × 127¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98058

Prime factors of 98058 are 2, 3, 59, 277. Prime factorization of 98058 in exponential form is:

98058 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 98044

List of positive integer factors of 98044 that divides 98044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 127, 193, 254, 386, 508, 772, 24511, 49022

Step-4: Factors of 98058

List of positive integer factors of 98058 that divides 98044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 59, 118, 177, 277, 354, 554, 831, 1662, 16343, 32686, 49029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98044 and 98058. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98044 and 98058 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 98044 and 98058