What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98552 and 98558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98552 and 98558 is 2.

GCF(98552,98558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98552 and 98558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98552 and 98558.

How to find the GCF of 98552 and 98558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98552 and 98558. After we will calculate the factors of 98552 and 98558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98552

Prime factors of 98552 are 2, 97, 127. Prime factorization of 98552 in exponential form is:

98552 = 2³ × 97¹ × 127¹

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 98552

List of positive integer factors of 98552 that divides 98552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 127, 194, 254, 388, 508, 776, 1016, 12319, 24638, 49276

Step-4: Factors of 98558

List of positive integer factors of 98558 that divides 98552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98552 and 98558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98552 and 98558 is 2.

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