What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98968 and 98986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98968 and 98986 is 2.

GCF(98968,98986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98968 and 98986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98968 and 98986.

How to find the GCF of 98968 and 98986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98968 and 98986. After we will calculate the factors of 98968 and 98986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98968

Prime factors of 98968 are 2, 89, 139. Prime factorization of 98968 in exponential form is:

98968 = 2³ × 89¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98986

Prime factors of 98986 are 2, 43, 1151. Prime factorization of 98986 in exponential form is:

98986 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 1151¹

Step-3: Factors of 98968

List of positive integer factors of 98968 that divides 98968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 89, 139, 178, 278, 356, 556, 712, 1112, 12371, 24742, 49484

Step-4: Factors of 98986

List of positive integer factors of 98986 that divides 98968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 1151, 2302, 49493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98968 and 98986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98968 and 98986 is 2.

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