What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98478 and 98493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98478 and 98493 is 3.

GCF(98478,98493) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98478 and 98493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98478 and 98493.

How to find the GCF of 98478 and 98493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98478 and 98493. After we will calculate the factors of 98478 and 98493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98478

Prime factors of 98478 are 2, 3, 5471. Prime factorization of 98478 in exponential form is:

98478 = 2¹ × 3² × 5471¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98493

Prime factors of 98493 are 3, 32831. Prime factorization of 98493 in exponential form is:

98493 = 3¹ × 32831¹

Step-3: Factors of 98478

List of positive integer factors of 98478 that divides 98478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 5471, 10942, 16413, 32826, 49239

Step-4: Factors of 98493

List of positive integer factors of 98493 that divides 98478 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98478 and 98493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98478 and 98493 is 3.

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