What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98678 and 98687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98678 and 98687 is 1.

GCF(98678,98687) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98678 and 98687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98678 and 98687.

How to find the GCF of 98678 and 98687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98678 and 98687. After we will calculate the factors of 98678 and 98687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98678

Prime factors of 98678 are 2, 49339. Prime factorization of 98678 in exponential form is:

98678 = 2¹ × 49339¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98687

Prime factors of 98687 are 29, 41, 83. Prime factorization of 98687 in exponential form is:

98687 = 29¹ × 41¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 98678

List of positive integer factors of 98678 that divides 98678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49339

Step-4: Factors of 98687

List of positive integer factors of 98687 that divides 98678 without a remainder.

1, 29, 41, 83, 1189, 2407, 3403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98678 and 98687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98678 and 98687 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 98678 and 98687