What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98556 and 98565?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98556 and 98565 is 3.

GCF(98556,98565) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98556 and 98565, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98556 and 98565.

How to find the GCF of 98556 and 98565?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98556 and 98565. After we will calculate the factors of 98556 and 98565 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98556

Prime factors of 98556 are 2, 3, 43, 191. Prime factorization of 98556 in exponential form is:

98556 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98565

Prime factors of 98565 are 3, 5, 6571. Prime factorization of 98565 in exponential form is:

98565 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 6571¹

Step-3: Factors of 98556

List of positive integer factors of 98556 that divides 98556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 86, 129, 172, 191, 258, 382, 516, 573, 764, 1146, 2292, 8213, 16426, 24639, 32852, 49278

Step-4: Factors of 98565

List of positive integer factors of 98565 that divides 98556 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 6571, 19713, 32855

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98556 and 98565. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98556 and 98565 is 3.

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