What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99290 and 99298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99290 and 99298 is 2.

GCF(99290,99298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99290 and 99298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99290 and 99298.

How to find the GCF of 99290 and 99298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99290 and 99298. After we will calculate the factors of 99290 and 99298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99290

Prime factors of 99290 are 2, 5, 9929. Prime factorization of 99290 in exponential form is:

99290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 9929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99298

Prime factors of 99298 are 2, 131, 379. Prime factorization of 99298 in exponential form is:

99298 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 99290

List of positive integer factors of 99290 that divides 99290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 9929, 19858, 49645

Step-4: Factors of 99298

List of positive integer factors of 99298 that divides 99290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 262, 379, 758, 49649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99290 and 99298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99290 and 99298 is 2.

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