What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98550 and 98558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98550 and 98558 is 2.

GCF(98550,98558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98550 and 98558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98550 and 98558.

How to find the GCF of 98550 and 98558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98550 and 98558. After we will calculate the factors of 98550 and 98558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98550

Prime factors of 98550 are 2, 3, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 98550 in exponential form is:

98550 = 2¹ × 3³ × 5² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98558

Prime factors of 98558 are 2, 49279. Prime factorization of 98558 in exponential form is:

98558 = 2¹ × 49279¹

Step-3: Factors of 98550

List of positive integer factors of 98550 that divides 98550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 25, 27, 30, 45, 50, 54, 73, 75, 90, 135, 146, 150, 219, 225, 270, 365, 438, 450, 657, 675, 730, 1095, 1314, 1350, 1825, 1971, 2190, 3285, 3650, 3942, 5475, 6570, 9855, 10950, 16425, 19710, 32850, 49275

Step-4: Factors of 98558

List of positive integer factors of 98558 that divides 98550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98550 and 98558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98550 and 98558 is 2.

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