What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98254 and 98258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98254 and 98258 is 2.

GCF(98254,98258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98254 and 98258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98254 and 98258.

How to find the GCF of 98254 and 98258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98254 and 98258. After we will calculate the factors of 98254 and 98258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98254

Prime factors of 98254 are 2, 13, 3779. Prime factorization of 98254 in exponential form is:

98254 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3779¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98258

Prime factors of 98258 are 2, 73, 673. Prime factorization of 98258 in exponential form is:

98258 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 673¹

Step-3: Factors of 98254

List of positive integer factors of 98254 that divides 98254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 3779, 7558, 49127

Step-4: Factors of 98258

List of positive integer factors of 98258 that divides 98254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 673, 1346, 49129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98254 and 98258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98254 and 98258 is 2.

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