What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98148 and 98157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98148 and 98157 is 3.

GCF(98148,98157) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98148 and 98157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98148 and 98157.

How to find the GCF of 98148 and 98157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98148 and 98157. After we will calculate the factors of 98148 and 98157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98148

Prime factors of 98148 are 2, 3, 8179. Prime factorization of 98148 in exponential form is:

98148 = 2² × 3¹ × 8179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98157

Prime factors of 98157 are 3, 32719. Prime factorization of 98157 in exponential form is:

98157 = 3¹ × 32719¹

Step-3: Factors of 98148

List of positive integer factors of 98148 that divides 98148 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 8179, 16358, 24537, 32716, 49074

Step-4: Factors of 98157

List of positive integer factors of 98157 that divides 98148 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98148 and 98157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98148 and 98157 is 3.

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