What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98253 and 98262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98253 and 98262 is 9.

GCF(98253,98262) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98253 and 98262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98253 and 98262.

How to find the GCF of 98253 and 98262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98253 and 98262. After we will calculate the factors of 98253 and 98262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98253

Prime factors of 98253 are 3, 1213. Prime factorization of 98253 in exponential form is:

98253 = 3⁴ × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98262

Prime factors of 98262 are 2, 3, 53, 103. Prime factorization of 98262 in exponential form is:

98262 = 2¹ × 3² × 53¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 98253

List of positive integer factors of 98253 that divides 98253 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 1213, 3639, 10917, 32751

Step-4: Factors of 98262

List of positive integer factors of 98262 that divides 98253 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 53, 103, 106, 159, 206, 309, 318, 477, 618, 927, 954, 1854, 5459, 10918, 16377, 32754, 49131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98253 and 98262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98253 and 98262 is 9.

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