What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98558 and 98564?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98558 and 98564 is 2.

GCF(98558,98564) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98558 and 98564, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98558 and 98564.

How to find the GCF of 98558 and 98564?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98558 and 98564. After we will calculate the factors of 98558 and 98564 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98558

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

98558 = 2¹ × 49279¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98564

Prime factors of 98564 are 2, 41, 601. Prime factorization of 98564 in exponential form is:

98564 = 2² × 41¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 98558

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

1, 2, 49279

Step-4: Factors of 98564

List of positive integer factors of 98564 that divides 98558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 601, 1202, 2404, 24641, 49282

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98558 and 98564. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98558 and 98564 is 2.

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