What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98780 and 98788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98780 and 98788 is 4.

GCF(98780,98788) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98780 and 98788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98780 and 98788.

How to find the GCF of 98780 and 98788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98780 and 98788. After we will calculate the factors of 98780 and 98788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98780

Prime factors of 98780 are 2, 5, 11, 449. Prime factorization of 98780 in exponential form is:

98780 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98788

Prime factors of 98788 are 2, 24697. Prime factorization of 98788 in exponential form is:

98788 = 2² × 24697¹

Step-3: Factors of 98780

List of positive integer factors of 98780 that divides 98780 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 110, 220, 449, 898, 1796, 2245, 4490, 4939, 8980, 9878, 19756, 24695, 49390

Step-4: Factors of 98788

List of positive integer factors of 98788 that divides 98780 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 24697, 49394

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98780 and 98788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98780 and 98788 is 4.

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