What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98398 and 98404?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98398 and 98404 is 2.

GCF(98398,98404) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98398 and 98404, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98398 and 98404.

How to find the GCF of 98398 and 98404?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98398 and 98404. After we will calculate the factors of 98398 and 98404 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98398

Prime factors of 98398 are 2, 49199. Prime factorization of 98398 in exponential form is:

98398 = 2¹ × 49199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98404

Prime factors of 98404 are 2, 73, 337. Prime factorization of 98404 in exponential form is:

98404 = 2² × 73¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 98398

List of positive integer factors of 98398 that divides 98398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49199

Step-4: Factors of 98404

List of positive integer factors of 98404 that divides 98398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 73, 146, 292, 337, 674, 1348, 24601, 49202

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98398 and 98404. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98398 and 98404 is 2.

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