What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98128 and 98138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98128 and 98138 is 2.

GCF(98128,98138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98128 and 98138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98128 and 98138.

How to find the GCF of 98128 and 98138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98128 and 98138. After we will calculate the factors of 98128 and 98138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98128

Prime factors of 98128 are 2, 6133. Prime factorization of 98128 in exponential form is:

98128 = 2⁴ × 6133¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98138

Prime factors of 98138 are 2, 49069. Prime factorization of 98138 in exponential form is:

98138 = 2¹ × 49069¹

Step-3: Factors of 98128

List of positive integer factors of 98128 that divides 98128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 6133, 12266, 24532, 49064

Step-4: Factors of 98138

List of positive integer factors of 98138 that divides 98128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49069

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98128 and 98138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98128 and 98138 is 2.

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