What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99800 and 99818?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99800 and 99818 is 2.

GCF(99800,99818) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99800 and 99818, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99800 and 99818.

How to find the GCF of 99800 and 99818?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99800 and 99818. After we will calculate the factors of 99800 and 99818 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99800

Prime factors of 99800 are 2, 5, 499. Prime factorization of 99800 in exponential form is:

99800 = 2³ × 5² × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99818

Prime factors of 99818 are 2, 29, 1721. Prime factorization of 99818 in exponential form is:

99818 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1721¹

Step-3: Factors of 99800

List of positive integer factors of 99800 that divides 99800 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 200, 499, 998, 1996, 2495, 3992, 4990, 9980, 12475, 19960, 24950, 49900

Step-4: Factors of 99818

List of positive integer factors of 99818 that divides 99800 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1721, 3442, 49909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99800 and 99818. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99800 and 99818 is 2.

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