What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98250 and 98259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98250 and 98259 is 3.

GCF(98250,98259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98250 and 98259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98250 and 98259.

How to find the GCF of 98250 and 98259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98250 and 98259. After we will calculate the factors of 98250 and 98259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98250

Prime factors of 98250 are 2, 3, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 98250 in exponential form is:

98250 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5³ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98259

Prime factors of 98259 are 3, 7, 4679. Prime factorization of 98259 in exponential form is:

98259 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 4679¹

Step-3: Factors of 98250

List of positive integer factors of 98250 that divides 98250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 125, 131, 150, 250, 262, 375, 393, 655, 750, 786, 1310, 1965, 3275, 3930, 6550, 9825, 16375, 19650, 32750, 49125

Step-4: Factors of 98259

List of positive integer factors of 98259 that divides 98250 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 4679, 14037, 32753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98250 and 98259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98250 and 98259 is 3.

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