What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98602 and 98609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98602 and 98609 is 7.

GCF(98602,98609) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98602 and 98609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98602 and 98609.

How to find the GCF of 98602 and 98609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98602 and 98609. After we will calculate the factors of 98602 and 98609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98602

Prime factors of 98602 are 2, 7, 7043. Prime factorization of 98602 in exponential form is:

98602 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 7043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98609

Prime factors of 98609 are 7, 14087. Prime factorization of 98609 in exponential form is:

98609 = 7¹ × 14087¹

Step-3: Factors of 98602

List of positive integer factors of 98602 that divides 98602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 7043, 14086, 49301

Step-4: Factors of 98609

List of positive integer factors of 98609 that divides 98602 without a remainder.

1, 7, 14087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98602 and 98609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98602 and 98609 is 7.

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