What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98972 and 98986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98972 and 98986 is 2.

GCF(98972,98986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98972 and 98986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98972 and 98986.

How to find the GCF of 98972 and 98986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98972 and 98986. After we will calculate the factors of 98972 and 98986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98972

Prime factors of 98972 are 2, 109, 227. Prime factorization of 98972 in exponential form is:

98972 = 2² × 109¹ × 227¹

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 98972

List of positive integer factors of 98972 that divides 98972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 109, 218, 227, 436, 454, 908, 24743, 49486

Step-4: Factors of 98986

List of positive integer factors of 98986 that divides 98972 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98972 and 98986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98972 and 98986 is 2.

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