What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98570 and 98575?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98570 and 98575 is 5.

GCF(98570,98575) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98570 and 98575, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98570 and 98575.

How to find the GCF of 98570 and 98575?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98570 and 98575. After we will calculate the factors of 98570 and 98575 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98570

Prime factors of 98570 are 2, 5, 9857. Prime factorization of 98570 in exponential form is:

98570 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 9857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98575

Prime factors of 98575 are 5, 3943. Prime factorization of 98575 in exponential form is:

98575 = 5² × 3943¹

Step-3: Factors of 98570

List of positive integer factors of 98570 that divides 98570 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 9857, 19714, 49285

Step-4: Factors of 98575

List of positive integer factors of 98575 that divides 98570 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 3943, 19715

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98570 and 98575. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98570 and 98575 is 5.

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