What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98390 and 98402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98390 and 98402 is 2.

GCF(98390,98402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98390 and 98402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98390 and 98402.

How to find the GCF of 98390 and 98402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98390 and 98402. After we will calculate the factors of 98390 and 98402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98390

Prime factors of 98390 are 2, 5, 9839. Prime factorization of 98390 in exponential form is:

98390 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 9839¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98402

Prime factors of 98402 are 2, 49201. Prime factorization of 98402 in exponential form is:

98402 = 2¹ × 49201¹

Step-3: Factors of 98390

List of positive integer factors of 98390 that divides 98390 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 9839, 19678, 49195

Step-4: Factors of 98402

List of positive integer factors of 98402 that divides 98390 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98390 and 98402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98390 and 98402 is 2.

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