What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87998 and 88006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87998 and 88006 is 2.

GCF(87998,88006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87998 and 88006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87998 and 88006.

How to find the GCF of 87998 and 88006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87998 and 88006. After we will calculate the factors of 87998 and 88006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87998

Prime factors of 87998 are 2, 23, 1913. Prime factorization of 87998 in exponential form is:

87998 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1913¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88006

Prime factors of 88006 are 2, 79, 557. Prime factorization of 88006 in exponential form is:

88006 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 87998

List of positive integer factors of 87998 that divides 87998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1913, 3826, 43999

Step-4: Factors of 88006

List of positive integer factors of 88006 that divides 87998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 557, 1114, 44003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87998 and 88006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87998 and 88006 is 2.

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