What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98284 and 98288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98284 and 98288 is 4.

GCF(98284,98288) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98284 and 98288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98284 and 98288.

How to find the GCF of 98284 and 98288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98284 and 98288. After we will calculate the factors of 98284 and 98288 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98284

Prime factors of 98284 are 2, 24571. Prime factorization of 98284 in exponential form is:

98284 = 2² × 24571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98288

Prime factors of 98288 are 2, 6143. Prime factorization of 98288 in exponential form is:

98288 = 2⁴ × 6143¹

Step-3: Factors of 98284

List of positive integer factors of 98284 that divides 98284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 24571, 49142

Step-4: Factors of 98288

List of positive integer factors of 98288 that divides 98284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 6143, 12286, 24572, 49144

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98284 and 98288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98284 and 98288 is 4.

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