What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98442 and 98459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98442 and 98459 is 1.

GCF(98442,98459) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98442 and 98459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98442 and 98459.

How to find the GCF of 98442 and 98459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98442 and 98459. After we will calculate the factors of 98442 and 98459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98442

Prime factors of 98442 are 2, 3, 1823. Prime factorization of 98442 in exponential form is:

98442 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98459

Prime factors of 98459 are 98459. Prime factorization of 98459 in exponential form is:

98459 = 98459¹

Step-3: Factors of 98442

List of positive integer factors of 98442 that divides 98442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1823, 3646, 5469, 10938, 16407, 32814, 49221

Step-4: Factors of 98459

List of positive integer factors of 98459 that divides 98442 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98442 and 98459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98442 and 98459 is 1.

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