What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98294 and 98311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98294 and 98311 is 17.

GCF(98294,98311) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98294 and 98311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98294 and 98311.

How to find the GCF of 98294 and 98311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98294 and 98311. After we will calculate the factors of 98294 and 98311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98294

Prime factors of 98294 are 2, 7, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 98294 in exponential form is:

98294 = 2¹ × 7² × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98311

Prime factors of 98311 are 17, 5783. Prime factorization of 98311 in exponential form is:

98311 = 17¹ × 5783¹

Step-3: Factors of 98294

List of positive integer factors of 98294 that divides 98294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 49, 59, 98, 118, 119, 238, 413, 826, 833, 1003, 1666, 2006, 2891, 5782, 7021, 14042, 49147

Step-4: Factors of 98311

List of positive integer factors of 98311 that divides 98294 without a remainder.

1, 17, 5783

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98294 and 98311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98294 and 98311 is 17.

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