What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99798 and 99802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99798 and 99802 is 2.

GCF(99798,99802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99798 and 99802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99798 and 99802.

How to find the GCF of 99798 and 99802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99798 and 99802. After we will calculate the factors of 99798 and 99802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99798

Prime factors of 99798 are 2, 3, 16633. Prime factorization of 99798 in exponential form is:

99798 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 16633¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99802

Prime factors of 99802 are 2, 139, 359. Prime factorization of 99802 in exponential form is:

99802 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 99798

List of positive integer factors of 99798 that divides 99798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 16633, 33266, 49899

Step-4: Factors of 99802

List of positive integer factors of 99802 that divides 99798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 278, 359, 718, 49901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99798 and 99802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99798 and 99802 is 2.

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