What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98086 and 98096?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98086 and 98096 is 2.

GCF(98086,98096) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98086 and 98096, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98086 and 98096.

How to find the GCF of 98086 and 98096?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98086 and 98096. After we will calculate the factors of 98086 and 98096 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98086

Prime factors of 98086 are 2, 49043. Prime factorization of 98086 in exponential form is:

98086 = 2¹ × 49043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98096

Prime factors of 98096 are 2, 6131. Prime factorization of 98096 in exponential form is:

98096 = 2⁴ × 6131¹

Step-3: Factors of 98086

List of positive integer factors of 98086 that divides 98086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49043

Step-4: Factors of 98096

List of positive integer factors of 98096 that divides 98086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 6131, 12262, 24524, 49048

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98086 and 98096. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98086 and 98096 is 2.

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