What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98428 and 98437?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98428 and 98437 is 1.

GCF(98428,98437) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98428 and 98437, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98428 and 98437.

How to find the GCF of 98428 and 98437?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98428 and 98437. After we will calculate the factors of 98428 and 98437 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98428

Prime factors of 98428 are 2, 11, 2237. Prime factorization of 98428 in exponential form is:

98428 = 2² × 11¹ × 2237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98437

Prime factors of 98437 are 173, 569. Prime factorization of 98437 in exponential form is:

98437 = 173¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 98428

List of positive integer factors of 98428 that divides 98428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 2237, 4474, 8948, 24607, 49214

Step-4: Factors of 98437

List of positive integer factors of 98437 that divides 98428 without a remainder.

1, 173, 569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98428 and 98437. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98428 and 98437 is 1.

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