What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84978 and 84988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84978 and 84988 is 2.

GCF(84978,84988) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84978 and 84988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84978 and 84988.

How to find the GCF of 84978 and 84988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84978 and 84988. After we will calculate the factors of 84978 and 84988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84978

Prime factors of 84978 are 2, 3, 4721. Prime factorization of 84978 in exponential form is:

84978 = 2¹ × 3² × 4721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84988

Prime factors of 84988 are 2, 21247. Prime factorization of 84988 in exponential form is:

84988 = 2² × 21247¹

Step-3: Factors of 84978

List of positive integer factors of 84978 that divides 84978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4721, 9442, 14163, 28326, 42489

Step-4: Factors of 84988

List of positive integer factors of 84988 that divides 84978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21247, 42494

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84978 and 84988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84978 and 84988 is 2.

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