What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88034 and 88042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88034 and 88042 is 2.

GCF(88034,88042) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88034 and 88042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88034 and 88042.

How to find the GCF of 88034 and 88042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88034 and 88042. After we will calculate the factors of 88034 and 88042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88034

Prime factors of 88034 are 2, 44017. Prime factorization of 88034 in exponential form is:

88034 = 2¹ × 44017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88042

Prime factors of 88042 are 2, 44021. Prime factorization of 88042 in exponential form is:

88042 = 2¹ × 44021¹

Step-3: Factors of 88034

List of positive integer factors of 88034 that divides 88034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44017

Step-4: Factors of 88042

List of positive integer factors of 88042 that divides 88034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88034 and 88042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88034 and 88042 is 2.

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